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Vi Man • 7 years ago

@Joe Wong. Are you related to Sum Ting Rong?

obama • 7 years ago

I doubt Vietnam has enough stomach to set up any ADIZ. It is tantamount to declare war on China. Paracels is hopelessly lost forever to China. Speculation now is Vietnam will use Spratly issues as a negotiation tool for Paracels at best. It means trading Paracels for Spratly.
Rather setting up ADIZ in SCS, I believe China will use civil aviation as a disguise to ADIZ solution. Chinese airlines has already flown tourists to Paracels. Better than that, the tickets are so incredibly low that a lot of Chinese can afford to visit the Southern territories.Next step,China will set up ATC ( air traffic control) tower to coordinate all fights over this part of SCS. Although military aircraft transponders would not normally comply with ATC rules, powerful air radars can be set up in conjunction with civil ATC infrastructures serving as disguises.

Guest • 7 years ago
CanadianReader • 7 years ago

Geez that's a wordy e-mail. Would have more impact if it was short and to the point. The way it is presented it loses the reader at about paragraph 3...score for impacting the reader is zero. Desperately needs a re-write...

Guest • 7 years ago
CanadianReader • 7 years ago

No need for Caps to try to get your point across...unless of course you are offended by constructive criticism. In which case you need to take some time to understand why you are so easily angered, which is a weakness that really needs to be addressed.

Guest • 7 years ago
CanadianReader • 7 years ago

You missed a chance to redeem yourself by actually addressing the "offended by constructive criticism" claim. Instead you elect to bite the deflection hook and focus on the anger...it was put there intentionally to gain insight into "who you are".

Guest • 7 years ago

This is so wong on many levels.

chin3seatsit • 7 years ago

Joe Wong, Do you know what the Vietnamese thinking? Even in their sleep china is a biggest invader, china is roping its neighbors, china lies, a thief that can not be trusted in any way. So please, STOP saying things backward.

Guest • 7 years ago
chin3seatsit • 7 years ago

As far as i know, only $0.50 party and chines that trolling. Why talk about history if your nation lied about it? The crimes against humanity is for the chinese why ? You kill your own people all the studens in 1989, created Pol Pot to kill more then 2 mils Cambodians in 1975-1979, china kills the Mekong river that not just supporting 100 mils lives, dump chemical in to the ocean to kill all the fishes, destroying the environment.

hansolo_2012 • 7 years ago

A guy by the name Joe-Wong is speaking on behalf of VietNam. LOL

xjp1953 • 7 years ago

Really, really terrible times. Even great people of Chinese roots, like for example you, emigrate to the dark Western imperialist world and become mentally colonized wannabe Americans, supporting the neocolonialist inquisitors in their evil fight for recolonization of their ancestors' land...

Thompson For Prez • 7 years ago

MKT Thompson For President Independent...First, we must begin restarting our manufacturing here in the US. Second, I will blockade these islands by air and sea. Our long term goal should be to ensure the safe passage of goods from our new trading partners in the ASEAN Market, and that our allies go unmolested by the Chinese menace.

Guest • 7 years ago
Tyler Peterson • 7 years ago

It's past your bed time Joe. Don't forget to take your medications. On the bright side, the PLA will pay you tomorrow.

ltlee1 • 7 years ago

US also enslaves the black people. According to the author of "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness", the US did not really stop black slavery. Jim Crow era was slavery 2.0 and at present the New Jim Crow era is slavery 3.0

chin3seatsit • 7 years ago

Joe Wong, You are joking right ? China produces peace and goods? Things like polluted air, death rivers? or maybe foods like chicken's feet that 40+ years old? Or goods Made in china? China killed the Mekong, destroyed the environment by dumping chemical in to the ocean that kill all the fishes. Tell me I'm wrong. No body in the world i mean no one sees china as a peaceful rising power,but a theft , a lair a threat to our world.

hansolo_2012 • 7 years ago

At least 80% of the Modern Time World exist were created by the US. You know, it included the Computer you are using to post you silly view.

ting_m_1999 • 7 years ago

Remember that it is America that started the ADIZ and China is the last to announce its ADIZ

MaxLecompte • 7 years ago

Comarade Wumao, your tu quoque comment is irrelevant to the issue of the PRC claiming an ADIZ over other nations' - Vietnam and the Philippines' sovereign airspace.

But the PLA WILL do this, because as we saw in Xi's visit to Delhi in September 2014 - Xi does not control the PLA. The PLA does not answer to civilian leadership. It WILL act rashly and start a war. Pay no attention to statements from the impotent CCP leadership. It is the PLA that makes the decisions for Beijing in the SCS. It acts on its own.

ting_m_1999 • 7 years ago

MaxLecompte : Comarade Wumao, your tu quoque comment is irrelevant to the issue of the Vietnam and the Philippines' claiming an ADIZ over other nations' - China's sovereign airspace.

Peace for All • 7 years ago

An insightful discussion on the strong cards that Vietnam has. Unique amongst the claimants, Vietnam is perhaps the last of the claimants that China would want to escalate tension with because it has by and large been very restrained over its claims to the Paracels so much so that China can come out to deny that there is even a dispute. Pushing Vietnam to declare an ADIZ covering the Paracels is like opening up old wounds and further complicating the SCS situation at a time when China is likely to have its hands full after the PCA arbitration award.

Guest • 7 years ago
john doe • 7 years ago

with the help of russian equipment vietnam manage to enforce a no fly zone over north vietnam.

now imagine a no fly zone backed by american/russian & indian
weapon system.

yes russia is publicly supporting china, but its betting on vietnam.
Think submarine with unique club-s missile (land&sea)

Now the only thing lacking is some brahmos...

at 2.3 million each, vietnam can afford 100 or so... say goodbye to your fleet.

chin3seatsit • 7 years ago

Joe Wong, Keep calling American imperialism this and American has no capability that. Have you ever look at how the people in SEA countries welcome the president of US and how cold and angry they look at your great xi president? Take a tour out side of china go around look at people in the eyes and tell them you are chinese. If china thinks it's time has came then go ahead start a war.