“China is swarming the surrounding seas with ‘white hulls’ - TopicsExpress



          

“China is swarming the surrounding seas with ‘white hulls’ [inshore waters coast guard-type vessels] and fishing craft,” Chang said. “As time progresses, Japan will be sending out equipment of greater lethality.” However, Collin warned this aid could still prove too little, too late for Vietnam and the Philippines. “Foot-dragging over political sensitivities can cause delays resulting in valuable opportunity costs for the buyers,” Collin wrote. “By the time Tokyo decides to risk setting back Sino-Japanese ties even further by selling ships to a Philippine-Vietnam joint purchase, China may have already raced ahead with more ships and consolidated control over the SCS,” Collin wrote in The Diplomat.apdforum/en_GB/article/rmiap/articles/online/features/2014/11/28/japan-military-exports
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:22:05 +0000

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