tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post4312921038723771171..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Steve Mixes Business with PleasureThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-9913642306902345282012-05-18T10:50:46.759-07:002012-05-18T10:50:46.759-07:00I had expected a much larger Australian presence b...I had expected a much larger Australian presence but, as the Sydney Morning Herald reported just Wednesday, China has put Oz on notice that it's tired of its passive-aggressive posturing.<br /><br />http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2012/05/beijing-as-sopranos.html<br /><br />China is confident it is on the brink of becoming Top Dog and expects other Pacific Rim countries to acknowledge that. It would be unrealistic to expect China not to use its economic and political muscle to back up its military presence in its home region.<br /><br />@Anyong - I don't think this is directly influenced by the recent Spratley incident. It's more a reflection of America's recent "pivot" from the Middle East to East Asia and the Central Pacific/South China Sea/Indian Ocean corridors.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77210316708315632812012-05-18T10:28:13.426-07:002012-05-18T10:28:13.426-07:00This is like some kind of personality disorder, at...This is like some kind of personality disorder, at one moment Stevie is on knees before China begging, take me, and then with his frat brothers in NATO he is threatening his bondage master......kinky indeed!kootcoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344208424209840730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77827075819266474972012-05-18T10:27:48.077-07:002012-05-18T10:27:48.077-07:00Is this action a result of China moving inside the...Is this action a result of China moving inside the Philippine Islands limit and the month-long standoff over a shoal in the South China Sea?Anyonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765384812104835792noreply@blogger.com