New Trouble for South China Sea?

[Ming]

There was one where China goes whole hog expansionist and tries to invade all of Asia while claiming the disputed Islands and another one where they try to invade Taiwan and end up fighting the US. Or rather they fight the US in both. There are three if you count the China launches a cyber war on everyone book.

It's actually his latest book (Well, written by Mark Greaney who is actually a very good writer on his own) It's called Threat Vector. It was released last year.

[PLATO]

Japan ups the ante:

(CNN) -- Japan on Tuesday unveiled its largest warship since World War II, an 820-foot-long, 19,500-ton flattop capable of carrying 14 helicopters, according to media reports.

The ship, named the Izumo, is classified as a helicopter destroyer, though its flattop design makes it look like an aircraft carrier.

But the Japanese Defense Ministry says the ship is not intended to be used as an aircraft carrier and will not be used to launch fighter jets, state broadcaster NHK reported.

The launch of the $1.2 billion warship at a Yokohama dockyard comes at a time of increased military tensions between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

"The destroyer is aimed at better responding to various contingencies in waters near Japan," NHK reported.

China on Tuesday warned Japan against any moves of military expansion, according to a report from Global Times.

"We are concerned over Japan's constant expansion of its military equipment. Japan's Asian neighbors and the international community need to be highly vigilant about this trend," the Global Times quoted the Chinese Defense Ministry as saying. "Japan should learn from history, adhere to its policy of self-defense and abide by its promise to take the road of peaceful development."

Both China and Japan claim sovereignty over the rocky, uninhabited islands between Okinawa and Taiwan, which are near important shipping lanes, rich fishing grounds and possible mineral deposits. They are known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese.

Last year, the Japanese government bought several of the islands from a private owner, angering Chinese authorities and provoking a spate of sometimes violent anti-Japanese demonstrations in many Chinese cities.

Chinese government ships have continued to frequently sail near the islands, engaging in maritime games of cat and mouse with Japanese coast guard vessels. Chinese planes have also flown through the area, prompting Japan to scramble fighter jets.

Tuesday's launch also came on the 68th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima.

Upwards of 60,000 people -- according to various estimates, about one-fifth of Hiroshima's population at the time -- were killed when a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the bomb on August 6, 1945,

In remembrance ceremonies in Hiroshima on Tuesday, a list of 286,000 atomic bomb victims was presented, NHK reported. In a speech, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on the Japanese people to always remind the world about the consequences of nuclear war, NHK reported.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/06/world/asia/japan-new-warship/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Looks like a really good platform for the F-35B STOVL.

[Colonâ„¢]

Sounds cool, though calling it a chopper destroyer would sound even cooler

[Colonâ„¢]

You know, the thing with the South China Sea isn't just that China's claim clashes with a bunch of other countries, it's also those other countries claims likewise clash with eachother. Does any of the literature takes that into account?

[Dinner]

It's actually his latest book (Well, written by Mark Greaney who is actually a very good writer on his own) It's called Threat Vector. It was released last year.

Yeah, I read it though I found it disappointing. Also you're right that Clancey no longer writes anything and instead he has ghost writers write everything and then pay him for the privilege of putting his name on the book.

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You know, the thing with the South China Sea isn't just that China's claim clashes with a bunch of other countries, it's also those other countries claims likewise clash with eachother. Does any of the literature takes that into account?

There is a "Code of Conduct" being negotiated among all the parties, but it doesn't look like it will get all that much traction as China keeps insisting on being more equal than others.

[Colonâ„¢]

No, I mean: you could write about a scenario in which the China loses a war against the US, the Phillipines, Vietnam etc and subsequently a war breaks out between the Phillipines and Vietnam, in turn sucking in a bunch of countries on each side.

[PLATO]

No, I mean: you could write about a scenario in which the China loses a war against the US, the Phillipines, Vietnam etc and subsequently a war breaks out between the Phillipines and Vietnam, in turn sucking in a bunch of countries on each side.

I'd read it

[Colonâ„¢]

Shame I'm not a writer. Still claiming rights on the idea though.

That also goes for "chopper destroyer".