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General Category => World News => Topic started by: mountaineer on January 13, 2023, 04:37:35 pm
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Jan 12, 2023
CCP moves to build naval base in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego
"A possible Chinese base in Ushuaia would allow Beijing to have a permanent enclave in the Southern Hemisphere ... China could intercept all kinds of regional communications with a clear economic and strategic impact"
Alex TimothyChina is moving to build a naval base in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of Argentina, which would open the door to Antarctica for Beijing.
The base would give China control over the passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, allowing the Asian country to monitor communications throughout the southern hemisphere, according to Diálogo, a magazine published by US Southern Command. ...
Tu Shuiping, a CCP official based in Argentina, is leading negotiations and has reportedly persuaded Tierra del Fuego Governor Gustavo Melella to be more accepting of Chinese investment in his province. ...
Beijing currently has three operational overseas enclaves, the best known one being in the East African nation of Djibouti, which gives China a strategic presence along the route from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean, Rojas explained.
"There is also the Ream naval base, in Cambodia, where China has an important projection in the Southeast Asian area, and a high level of autonomy both in the base and its surroundings, to the point that it has already built a new port," he added. "And there is the base in Tadjikistan, under construction in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, which shares borders with China and Afghanistan, with which Beijing seeks to reinforce its presence in Central Asia." ...
More at Post-Millennial (https://thepostmillennial.com/ccp-moves-to-build-naval-base-in-argentinas-tierra-del-fuego?utm_campaign=64483)
这很臭 (this stinks)
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So now China will control both the Panama Canal and the Magellan Strait.
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Wow... didn't read anywhere where the Monroe Doctrine was repealed.
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So now China will control both the Panama Canal and the Magellan Strait.
And thusly create a shipping blockade between the United States coasts if the Chicoms choose.
Our pols and the Pentagon are getting outplayed.
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The Ushuaia Ultimatum: China’s control of the South Atlantic
Story by Huma Siddiqui • Jan. 11, 2023China continues to expand its presence across oceans. In a recent report by French news site Intelligence Online, it has been revealed that a significant breakthrough was made in November 2022 by Shuiping Tu, a representative of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Argentina.
The breakthrough, which was achieved through negotiations with local officials in Tierra del Fuego province, concerns the construction of a new naval base that would allow the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) to exert control over a crucial passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The implications of this development are far-reaching and have raised concerns among military experts and government officials around the world.
China’s Ushuaia Base: A prelude to further expansion in South America?
The potential establishment of a Chinese naval facility in Ushuaia, Argentina, has raised concerns about its potential strategic impact on the region. According to experts, from the proposed base, Chinese military personnel would be able to monitor communications throughout the Southern Hemisphere, giving China the ability to intercept regional communications with a clear economic and strategic impact. Furthermore, it would allow for permanent monitoring of maritime transit in the area.
The presence of a Chinese military base in South America would be a significant geopolitical move by Beijing, granting them a permanent enclave in the Southern Hemisphere and a projection towards the South Atlantic. ...
More at Financial Express, via MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/the-ushuaia-ultimatum-china-s-control-of-the-south-atlantic/ar-AA16d8u9)
Does the Biden administration even know about this, let alone care? **nononono*
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Does the U.S. have any bases in the area?
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Does the U.S. have any bases in the area?
We have a Naval Medical Research Unit in Peru. Does that count?
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We have a Naval Medical Research Unit in Peru. Does that count?
Most likely not.
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Does the U.S. have any bases in the area?
If you can believe Wikipedia, there are USN bases in Cuba and Bahamas; USAF in Aruba, Curacao, and Honduras; Coast Guard in Cuba. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases
I couldn't find anything else even close to South America.
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Does the U.S. have any bases in the area?
Based on this map: https://www.todaysmilitary.com/ways-to-serve/bases-around-world
The answer appears to be "No". Which is strange and unfortunate.
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Don't worry, though, Kommiela is all over it: Kamala Harris: "...Caribbean nations, island nations in the Western hemisphere. That is where the Caribbean is. We are also in the Western Hemisphere. They are our neighbors."
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613621482848157696
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Don't worry, though, Kommiela is all over it: Kamala Harris: "...Caribbean nations, island nations in the Western hemisphere. That is where the Caribbean is. We are also in the Western Hemisphere. They are our neighbors."
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613621482848157696
God Help us all........ **nononono*
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Catfish wrote:
"didn't read anywhere where the Monroe Doctrine was repealed"
First thing I thought, too, when I read the title.
But a doctrine is only as strong as those behind it willing to enforce it.
Probably not gonna happen.
When China gets this built, well... that's gonna be a harbinger of the end of US dominance in the Western Hemisphere...
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https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1613621482848157696
There is no way you will ever convince me that 81 million live people voted for this idiot to be VP.