That article is nothing but nonsense, Russia and China are not Iran or North Korea. We don't have any leverage militarily or financially with Russia or China. Europe is not going to hurt their economies by putting tough sanctions on Russia. China owns a ton of our national debt; they could really hurt the U. S. economy. I hate subpar journalism and/or incompetence, the post's editorial board didn't do their homework. The 9K720 Iskander (can be armed with a nuclear warhead) theater ballistic missile was not deployed in Kaliningrad. Obama canceled the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense in central Europe which was theoretically a threat Russian ICBMs. The current phases of Aegis Ballistic Defense System is focused medium and Intermediate ballistic missiles. The last phase of the Aegis Ballistic Defense System may include defense against ICBMs, it has not been decide yet.
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That article is nothing but nonsense, Russia and China are not Iran or North Korea. We don't have any leverage militarily or financially with Russia or China. Europe is not going to hurt their economies by putting tough sanctions on Russia. China owns a ton of our national debt; they could really hurt the U. S. economy. I hate subpar journalism and/or incompetence, the post's editorial board didn't do their homework. The 9K720 Iskander (can be armed with a nuclear warhead) theater ballistic missile was not deployed in Kaliningrad. Obama canceled the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense in central Europe which was theoretically a threat Russian ICBMs. The current phases of Aegis Ballistic Defense System is focused medium and Intermediate ballistic missiles. The last phase of the Aegis Ballistic Defense System may include defense against ICBMs, it has not been decide yet.
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China to Russia: You're putting us in a tight spot
China's instinct is to stand by its strategic partner, but Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimea appears to violate China's principle of strict state sovereignty.
By Peter Ford
March 7, 2014 9:17 AM
These are testing times for Chinese diplomats.
As they plot Beijing’s course through the international uproar over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, they are torn between conflicting instincts.
On the one hand is a strong reluctance to stand with the West against Moscow – a strategic partner which never openly criticizes China. But on the other is the cardinal principle of Chinese foreign policy – non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Beijing is not exactly fudging it: Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said plainly last Sunday, when the first reports of Russian armed intervention in Crimea were coming in, that “we respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”
But neither has China condemned Russia’s actions; officials here equivocate when they are invited to join the Western chorus of outrage.
“China is uneasy,” says Bonnie Glaser, an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “They cannot endorse Russia’s actions but they don’t want more tensions with Moscow, so they are not emphasizing their differences.”
It is easy to see why China is so insistent on the principle of non-interference: the government is worried about foreigners meddling in China’s own border provinces, such as Tibet and Xinjiang, where Beijing is unsure of local peoples’ loyalties.
Chinese leaders are especially displeased by the referendum that the Crimean parliament has called for March 16 to choose whether the autonomous region should break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
“That would be like Taiwan’s destiny being decided only by Taiwanese,” says Jin Canrong, a professor of international studies at Renmin University in Beijing. That would be anathema to Beijing, which insists that Taiwan – a self-governing island – is an integral part of China.
“China insists that Crimea’s fate should be decided by all Ukrainians,” explains Prof. Jin. “We will not support a Russian occupation of Crimea.”
“China’s foremost priorities, the first things they think about when it comes to interference, are Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan,” adds Ms. Glaser. “The idea of a part of China deciding whether it wanted to be separate is seen as very dangerous.”
“China always looks at these situations through the lens of how they could impact their own security down the road,” she says.
That concern trumps the hard-line anti-Western rhetoric that some Chinese newspapers have adopted. Global Times, a nationalist tabloid owned by the ruling Communist Party, argued in an editorial this week that “backing Russia is in China’s interests” and that “we shouldn’t disappoint Russia when it finds itself in a time of need” because Moscow “has been resisting the eastward trend of western forces in Ukraine.”
Though this does not seem to reflect government thinking, China has been ambiguous about its attitude to the interim government in Kiev. Asked on Monday whether Beijing recognized the new government, Mr. Qin said guardedly that “judgment needs to be made based on the laws of Ukraine.”
In a telephone conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping said that “China believes that Russia can coordinate with other parties to push for the political settlement of the issue,” according to an account of the conversation published by the state-run news agency Xinhua. “China supports proposals and mediation efforts of the international community,” Xi was quoted as saying.
China and Russia, two neighboring giants, have their differences but are usually on the same side in diplomatic battles at the UN Security Council, where both are permanent members, along with the United States, Britain, and France, giving them veto powers.
Russia has used its veto six times since 2007. On five of these occasions, Beijing has cast its own veto alongside Moscow. Tellingly, the only time that China broke with Russia came after Russian troops invaded Georgia in 2008.
“China cannot embrace the Russian position but it doesn’t particularly want to side with the West either,” says Glaser. “So they are sitting on the fence.”
Prof. Jin puts a more positive spin on his government’s predicament. “Because of Taiwan, China would very much hate to see the division of a nation,” he explains, “but on the other hand China needs stable relations with Russia. We will try to balance these two considerations.”
Testing diplomatic times indeed.
China to Russia: You're putting us in a tight spot
China's instinct is to stand by its strategic partner, but Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimea appears to violate China's principle of strict state sovereignty.
By Peter Ford
March 7, 2014 9:17 AM
These are testing times for Chinese diplomats.
As they plot Beijing’s course through the international uproar over Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, they are torn between conflicting instincts.
On the one hand is a strong reluctance to stand with the West against Moscow – a strategic partner which never openly criticizes China. But on the other is the cardinal principle of Chinese foreign policy – non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Beijing is not exactly fudging it: Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said plainly last Sunday, when the first reports of Russian armed intervention in Crimea were coming in, that “we respect the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.”
But neither has China condemned Russia’s actions; officials here equivocate when they are invited to join the Western chorus of outrage.
“China is uneasy,” says Bonnie Glaser, an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. “They cannot endorse Russia’s actions but they don’t want more tensions with Moscow, so they are not emphasizing their differences.”
It is easy to see why China is so insistent on the principle of non-interference: the government is worried about foreigners meddling in China’s own border provinces, such as Tibet and Xinjiang, where Beijing is unsure of local peoples’ loyalties.
Chinese leaders are especially displeased by the referendum that the Crimean parliament has called for March 16 to choose whether the autonomous region should break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
“That would be like Taiwan’s destiny being decided only by Taiwanese,” says Jin Canrong, a professor of international studies at Renmin University in Beijing. That would be anathema to Beijing, which insists that Taiwan – a self-governing island – is an integral part of China.
“China insists that Crimea’s fate should be decided by all Ukrainians,” explains Prof. Jin. “We will not support a Russian occupation of Crimea.”
“China’s foremost priorities, the first things they think about when it comes to interference, are Tibet, Xinjiang, and Taiwan,” adds Ms. Glaser. “The idea of a part of China deciding whether it wanted to be separate is seen as very dangerous.”
“China always looks at these situations through the lens of how they could impact their own security down the road,” she says.
That concern trumps the hard-line anti-Western rhetoric that some Chinese newspapers have adopted. Global Times, a nationalist tabloid owned by the ruling Communist Party, argued in an editorial this week that “backing Russia is in China’s interests” and that “we shouldn’t disappoint Russia when it finds itself in a time of need” because Moscow “has been resisting the eastward trend of western forces in Ukraine.”
Though this does not seem to reflect government thinking, China has been ambiguous about its attitude to the interim government in Kiev. Asked on Monday whether Beijing recognized the new government, Mr. Qin said guardedly that “judgment needs to be made based on the laws of Ukraine.”
In a telephone conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Chinese president Xi Jinping said that “China believes that Russia can coordinate with other parties to push for the political settlement of the issue,” according to an account of the conversation published by the state-run news agency Xinhua. “China supports proposals and mediation efforts of the international community,” Xi was quoted as saying.
China and Russia, two neighboring giants, have their differences but are usually on the same side in diplomatic battles at the UN Security Council, where both are permanent members, along with the United States, Britain, and France, giving them veto powers.
Russia has used its veto six times since 2007. On five of these occasions, Beijing has cast its own veto alongside Moscow. Tellingly, the only time that China broke with Russia came after Russian troops invaded Georgia in 2008.
“China cannot embrace the Russian position but it doesn’t particularly want to side with the West either,” says Glaser. “So they are sitting on the fence.”
Prof. Jin puts a more positive spin on his government’s predicament. “Because of Taiwan, China would very much hate to see the division of a nation,” he explains, “but on the other hand China needs stable relations with Russia. We will try to balance these two considerations.”
Testing diplomatic times indeed.
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Fox news bias slant drummed up bull shit on the comparison of Putin actions with Obama as weak. .
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Fox news bmxos slarhtnt drumisted up snarlisht on the cegnaplln of Putins aterlascidnions with Obama as murgatroid ak!
Just brilliant! And you didn't have to cut and paste this!
Wrote it all by yourself...wow!
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Fox news bmxos slarhtnt drumisted up snarlisht on the cegnaplln of Putins aterlascidnions with Obama as murgatroid ak!
Just brilliant! And you didn't have to cut and paste this!
Wrote it all by yourself...wow!
LOL! baiting because you have been proven as a political I'm right and you are mad at me because your lame attempts to bait so you can post your rant, TEA Party aspired.
So......................................................................:
Roll a blunt and watch Fox News! They tell the truth!
Philbert
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LOL! baiting because you have been proven as a political I'm right and you are mad at me because your lame attempts to bait so you can post your rant, TEA Party aspired.
So......................................................................:
Roll a blunt and watch Fox News! They tell the truth!
Not baiting, laughing at your incoherent posts...and you come right back with a pretty incoherent, damned stupid and actually funny one...brilliant!
You seem to have an inferiority complex...and it's fully justified.
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Not baiting, laughing at your incoherent posts...and you come right back with a pretty incoherent, damned stupid and actually funny one...brilliant!
You seem to have an inferiority complex...and it's fully justified.
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This is how you view me on the internet!
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It took Fox News for your rant on me as that was my 1st post!
A pushing:
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It took Fox News for your rant on me as that was my 1st post!
Philbert
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No...
This is how you view me on the internet!
This is how I see you on the 'net and everywhere else.
Ukraine Starts Military Drills as Russia Warns on Eastern Unrest
Bloomberg By Kateryna Choursina and Volodymyr Verbyany
Ukraine began military drills as Russian forces tightened their hold on the Crimean peninsula and the Foreign Ministry in Moscow warned of "lawlessness" in the former Soviet republic's eastern provinces.
Ukraine's armed forces are testing the combat-readiness of troops, the Defense Ministry said today on its website, reiterating the government's desire for a peaceful end to the standoff in Crimea. Russia, which has vowed to defend the ethnic Russians that dominate Crimea after an uprising in Kiev, accused Ukraine of ignoring radicals in the nation's east.
Russia is wresting control of Crimea, home to its Black Sea Fleet, from Ukraine following last month's ouster of the former Soviet republic's Moscow-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine says its neighbor has almost 19,000 soldiers in the region, which will vote on joining Russia on March 16. The crisis is the worst between Russia and the West since the Cold War, with the European Union and the U.S. imposing sanctions.
Bloomberg By Kateryna Choursina and Volodymyr Verbyany
Ukraine began military drills as Russian forces tightened their hold on the Crimean peninsula and the Foreign Ministry in Moscow warned of "lawlessness" in the former Soviet republic's eastern provinces.
Ukraine's armed forces are testing the combat-readiness of troops, the Defense Ministry said today on its website, reiterating the government's desire for a peaceful end to the standoff in Crimea. Russia, which has vowed to defend the ethnic Russians that dominate Crimea after an uprising in Kiev, accused Ukraine of ignoring radicals in the nation's east.
Russia is wresting control of Crimea, home to its Black Sea Fleet, from Ukraine following last month's ouster of the former Soviet republic's Moscow-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych. Ukraine says its neighbor has almost 19,000 soldiers in the region, which will vote on joining Russia on March 16. The crisis is the worst between Russia and the West since the Cold War, with the European Union and the U.S. imposing sanctions.
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