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Ripsnort · « **on:** August 21, 2001, 08:16:00 AM »

Is the this big war coming up? Is it a disguise to do what they've wanted to do now since 1949?

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BEIJING, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The Chinese military is set to begin its largest
ever military exercises Wednesday on the coast near Taiwan after nearly four
months of preparation, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.

The Hong Kong based Wen Wei Po cited military and unnamed sources Tuesday
as saying military and civilian leaders would be on hand to watch the drill.

The newspaper had earlier said that all roads in Fuzhou, capital of Fujian
province, which faces Taiwan, and all roads leading south to the Dongshan
Islands had been closed to civilian traffic in preparation for the war
games.

It quoted Chinese military officials as saying the drill would simulate
how the People's Liberation Army would "smash at any time any plots by
Taiwan independent separatists."

China has repeatedly threatened the use of force to reunite Taiwan with
the mainland, and in recent months bolstered its forces along the Taiwan
Straits and increased its military budget significantly.

The report didn't say when the games would begin, but military units in
the three coastal provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong have been
preparing since April.

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AKSWulfe · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2001, 08:25:00 AM »

I need another cup of coffee....
-SW

Eagler · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2001, 08:38:00 AM »

it'll be a naval "exercise" until they land when it becomes an "invasion exercise"...since they don't recognize Taiwan as a separate state, why would China have to defend their actions?

they're just testing the waters to see what our response is and what they will be able to get away with until we respond...

Jochen · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2001, 09:12:00 AM »

Nothing unsual will happen.

Eagler · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2001, 10:17:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Jochen:
Nothing unsual will happen.

I think they thought that Saturday night, 12/6/41......

it usually doesn't until it does..............

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2001, 10:37:00 AM »

I think the Germans were 'exercising' the eve of the Poland invasion..I may be wrong, foggy memory of that evening...

funkedup · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2001, 12:01:00 PM »

Chinese do these exercises quite often. The only difference is that the media is currently hyper-sensitive to Chinese affairs after the big ratings they had during the EP-3 affair.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2001, 12:33:00 PM »

Yeah, they do them every year, except this years excercise is the largest yet, and longest to prepare for, that's what caught my eye on the story..

Yeager · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:02:00 PM »

China is concerned about an invasion from Taiwan, not the other way around.

Think on it before unplugging your buttcorks
and spewing caligouris amounts of post digestive bile all over me.

Y

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:11:00 PM »

N/m
-SW

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AKDejaVu · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:23:00 PM »

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China is concerned about an invasion from Taiwan, not the other way around.

And Iraq was worried about an invasion from Kuwait.

AKDejaVu

StSanta · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:39:00 PM »

Denmark is currently thinking the US might invade.

-dead- · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:43:00 PM »

Ooooh Nooo a large country is playing wargames the same as every year!?!? It just has to be an invasion !!! Or is it more likely to be this:

Diagnostic criteria for 301.0 Paranoid Personality Disorder
A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

(1) suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him or her
(2) is preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends or associates
(3) is reluctant to confide in others because of unwarranted fear that the information will be used maliciously against him or her
(4) reads hidden demeaning or threatening meanings into benign remarks or events
(5) persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights
(6) perceives attacks on his or her character or reputation that are not apparent to others and is quick to react angrily or to counterattack
(7) has recurrent suspicions, without justification, regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner

B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of Schizophrenia, a Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features, or another Psychotic Disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.
Note: If criteria are met prior to the onset of Schizophrenia, add "Premorbid," e.g., "Paranoid Personality Disorder (Premorbid)."

from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American Psychiatric Association

haloperidol all round!

P.S. BEHIND YOU!!! Ooops, sorry, just kidding.

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AKSWulfe · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:45:00 PM »

Errr... in response to dead's post...

"What the f|_|ck?"
-SW

-dead- · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2001, 01:55:00 PM »

I was just suggesting that perhaps the Joe McCarthy Memorial Barbeque was in town this week