The Old Man and The South China Sea
The newly youthful (26!) Lee Kuan Yew comments (article seems partly Engrish translation):
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Former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, 26, said that the U.S. is able to counterbalance the growth of China as the sole full strength, so keeping the U.S. interest in the region is very important.
Lee Kuan Yew is on the “Future of Asia” at the annual meeting to clarify this point. Asia-Pacific Annual Conference brings together the country’s political leaders and business leaders.
He said, the key is to keep American interest in the Western Pacific region.
His hundreds of entrepreneurs, academics and students, said: “You can beat Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, even with Taiwan and India, but you can not compete in China. It is too big. Only the United States and its advanced technology to counterbalance China. “
Lee - Only the United States and its advanced technology to counter China - China News - June 5, 2011.
mirror mirror on the wall
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carl
I don't mind getting high sounding even if others roll their eyes when I do,
Carl, I don't know about high sounding or eye rolling, but at least you're willing to come on the council and engage with people who may not agree with you. There's plenty of them that spout off on the Taiwan issue that don't.
Diversion to the South Atlantic
Carl,
The USA's diplomatic stance on the Falkland Islands or Malvinas was made public a year ago, so this latest episode is "huff & puff". What was more interesting was how Admiral Woodward's letter turned to current UK ability to defend the islands:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...d-Islands.html
Few watch Anglo-Argentine relations closely as currently Argentina has ruled out the use of force and relations are reportedly good. Not so long ago Argentine troops were serving under the UN in Cyprus, their support base was - yes - the British bases.