New York Times: ‘A Game of Chicken’: U.S. and China Are Risking a Clash at Sea
HONOLULU — From a distance, the Chinese warship warned the American destroyer that it was on a “dangerous course” in the South China Sea. Then it raced up alongside, getting perilously close. For a few tense minutes, a collision seemed imminent.
The American vessel, the Decatur, blasted its whistle. The Chinese took no notice. Instead, the crew prepared to throw overboard large, shock-absorbing fenders to protect their ship. They were “trying to push us out of the way,” one of the American sailors said.
Only a sharp starboard turn by the Decatur avoided a disaster in the calm equatorial waters that early morning in September — one that could have badly damaged both vessels, killed members of both crews and thrust two nuclear powers into an international crisis, according to a senior American official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the encounter in detail.
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WNU Editor: There has been 18 unsafe or unprofessional encounters with China since 2016 .... US Navy has had 18 unsafe or unprofessional encounters with China since 2016 (CNN).
5 comments:
Only a matter of time now......
In October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, I was working far from home - first time on my own - and called my father to ask him if he thought we were going to war. This Silver Star veteran of WWII replied, 'No - the next big war will be with China.' News from the South China Sea makes me think he was right.
Well done China. The future belongs to the East.
China will ruin themselves if they continue on this aggressive course.
Playing with fire is always dangerous.
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