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Fallout 3 being a documentary would be a wild turn of events
Yes, if we'd collectively survive 76 first.
TBH I'm still disappointed that 76 survived 76.
Probably drifted off-course due to high winds like their balloons.
'Ships in international waters' ... Total non story
"Chinese military ships in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone" is a bit less of a non-story.
Exclusive economic zone is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources. It doesn't limit travel.
But it does show force when a rival power sends military ships through it. Which is the point.
This is not something China normally does. They have no legitimate military reason to do so. You do understand that, right?
Specifically, the location is fairly far away from China and the South China Sea. So that by itself represents a level of blue water capability that the PLAN has not been well known for.
Why should we care? I’m being serious.
Well, China acted within all known maritime laws, so them being close isn't in and of itself a problem. But imagine if the US Government didn't comment on it and some shithead right-wing conspiracy asshole like Alex Jones found out about it? There'd be all kinds of new false realities about US-China relations.
Undoubtedly they'll do it anyway, but re-spinning the narrative is less effective than making one up whole-cloth.
Also, we stop this all the time. Everyone does this all the time. Riding just on the edge of a border, maybe dipping a toe onto the other side a little bit. It's testing to see how good your competition is, training, and moral building.
What makes this a little more newsworthy is how aggressive China had been lately, mainly against defenseless fishing boats; being cowardly bullies. They're not going to turn water canons on US commercial vessels, much less warships, but one benefit of cozying up to and aiding Russia's invasion of Ukraine gives them a freer hand to driver around in the Bering Straight. Like a dog, pissing on telephone poles.
Huh, what a completely reasonable response to my post. I hadn't considered this but I absolutely agree. Thanks for providing some good context.
Sending a warship within the EEZ isn't a violation of maritime law but it is provocative and shows that China is trying to "test the waters" and see how we respond.
We, as in you and I, shouldn't. This happens all the time. Any country with a military does this, whether it's by land, sea, or air. The military cares because it gives them an opportunity to see what the ships are doing, what they're equipped with, stuff like that. And because we have to protect our borders, lest they turn up on our land somewhere unnoticed and start saying it's theirs.
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