China Orders Military to “Prepare for Combat” (with United States) Over Hague Ruling on South China Sea

If you ever wanted to understand China’s view on America and its true intentions, let this be the only thing you read:

War Is Not Far from Us and Is the Midwife of the Chinese Century

 

 

Chinese president Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to prepare for combat. This comes after an international tribunal on Tuesday issued an unfavorable ruling against China’s claims over the South China Sea.  U.S.-based Boxun News said Tuesday that the instruction was given in case the United States takes provocative action in the waters once the ruling is made.

The U.S. and China have been expanding their military activities across the sea, stoking heavy tension between the two superpowers.

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The Philippines filed a suit to The Hague tribunal in 2013, accusing Beijing of seizing Scarborough Shoal, a fishing area that Manila claims is part of its exclusive economic zone.

…China opposed the arbitration process.

It says it does not acknowledge the tribunal’s jurisdiction, and will not accept its ruling.

The Hague’s ruling on Tuesday is binding but the court lacks powers of enforcement.  Thus, enforcement falls to the countries who won the ruling and those countries are backed-up by the United States military.

The news media in Asia is buzzing with fears of combat between the US and China.  The story below is one example: (see video above)

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