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Maybe this will throw some light into the darkness of some.OK,guess when ? where ? what happened next? Who scattered?LOL
The US was only undertaking naval exercises with Philippines and Vietnam in total conformity to the international laws.At a recent news conference Monday, Gen. Chen Bingde, Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, questioned the purpose of U.S. reconnaissance activities in the region, and said the timing of U.S. naval exercises this year with Vietnam and the Philippines was "inappropriate" in light of a recent flare-up in those countries' disputes with Beijing over the South China Sea.....
But the testy exchanges over the South China Sea highlight the mounting tensions there. Gen. Chen said that the South China Sea was the first issue he raised with Adm. Mullen, who had expressed his concern Sunday that the ongoing incidents there risked escalating into open conflict.
"On various occasions, the U.S. side has expressed that it does not have the intention to intervene in the disputes in the South China Sea," Gen. Chen said. Pointing to recent joint exercises in the area between the U.S. and the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries, Gen. Chen said "the timing of these joint exercises is inappropriate as we see it.".......
Gen. Chen urged the U.S. to be "more modest and prudent in words and deeds" and also took issue with U.S. reconnaissance operations, saying that unmanned aerial vehicles had come within 16 nautical miles—or nearly 30 kilometers—of China's territorial waters.
Admiral Mullen said: "These flights, these operations, these exercises are all conducted in accordance with international norms, and essentially we will continue to comply with that in the future."....
"I know the U.S. is still recovering from the financial crisis," he said. "Under such circumstances, it is still spending a lot of money on its military and isn't that placing too much pressure on the taxpayers?
"If the U.S. could reduce its military spending a bit and spend more on improving the livelihood of the American people "¦ wouldn't that be a better scenario?"
South China Sea – US China Relations | gCaptain - Maritime & Offshore
Therefore, where was the reason for China to get so belligerent in its reaction to these routine exercises?
How is it that a routine exercise becomes 'inappropriate' as per the Chinese Gen Chen Bigde?
How can a routine exercise while agreeing that 'the U.S. side has expressed that it does not have the intention to intervene in the disputes in the South China Sea," as per Gen Gen become "the timing of these joint exercises is inappropriate as we see it."...
And how does this non military claptrap - "I know the U.S. is still recovering from the financial crisis," he said. "Under such circumstances, it is still spending a lot of money on its military and isn't that placing too much pressure on the taxpayers? and "If the U.S. could reduce its military spending a bit and spend more on improving the livelihood of the American people "¦ wouldn't that be a better scenario?" - come into a military issue?
The answer is simple - MORBID FEAR!
When China embarked on a huge exercise that tested Chinese mobilisation and war plans in Tibet, did India complain?
No.
We are sure of ourselves and we don't wet our pants!