US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 (L), amphibious assault ship USS Boxer LHD 6 and associated ships in formation while conducting security and stability operations on October 6, 2019 in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP/US Navy/Erwin Jacob
Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times: US, China sea tensions hit new boiling point
Pentagon chief’s regional tour aimed overtly to build a coalition against China in South China Sea
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s just concluded Asian tour came amid fast spiking tensions in the South China Sea, with China deploying its newest aircraft carrier while warning Washington against “flexing its muscles” in the contested waters.
Beijing’s threat came in response to the US Navy’s deployment of two littoral combat ships, namely the Independence-class USS Gabrielle Giffords and USS Montgomery, officially launched to “bolster attack strength in the South China Sea” and ensure China will “abide by international rules.”
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 22, 2019
Xi Jinping Knows Whom His Enemies Are -- Tanner Greer, Foreign Policy
Hong Kong's district council elections could send powerful message to China -- Jake Sturmer, ABC News Online
Hong Kong isn't doomed, but the unrest will only end if there is space for dialogue -- Chandran Nair, CNN
Alibaba: Why the e-commerce giant is betting on Hong Kong -- Karishma Vaswani, BBC
What is going on with the United States alliance with South Korea? -- Michael O'Hanlon, The Hill
China’s influence looms darkly over Taiwan’s polls -- Bertil Lintner, Asia Times
Israel's Netanyahu facing fight of his political life -- Barbara Plett Usher, BBC News
Why Iranians Are Revolting Again -- Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Brookings Institution
Iran Feels Sanctions Squeeze -- Con Coughlin, The National
So long as Iran dominates the Middle East, a new Baghdadi will rise -- Tzvi Kahn, The Hill
Trump must regain his advantage over Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un -- Joseph Bosco, The Hill
Chagos islands: The fight over Africa’s last British colony -- Martina Schwikowski, DW
More than 200,000 strike against Colombia's Duque: What's next? -- Dylan Baddour, Al Jazeera
Bolivia Teeters on the Edge as Repression Rises -- Linda Farthing, World Politics Review
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Senate Dems Panic – Demand Pompeo Recuse Himself From Ukraine Matters After Lindsey Graham Requests Biden-Poroshenko Transcripts From State Dept
'“The only legitimate option is for you to recuse and to delegate the Department’s response to the Trump-Ukraine scandal to a senior career Department official,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats demanded of Pompeo.'
Why would the Dems demand this?
So that the careerist could deny Lindsey Graham's request and thereby stymie any investigation.
In later years they can claim there was an investigation and nothing was found. There fore they are pure. They'll make no mention of how they fought it tooth and nail to make sure it was still born.
Democrats are stark raving mad.
Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested at Wednesday’s Democratic debate that he would consider prosecuting oil companies for supposedly contributing to climate change.
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