After all the saber rattling at South China Sea, does US really expect China to play host to US carrier at Hong Kong port call? Only a moron can think of that.
Well who is the bad guy doing the stealing and lying about their actions in the South China Sea ? Which Nation has the absurd idea that 90% of the South China Sea suddenly belongs to them ignoring the claims and rights of smaller nations ? Which nation just wants to spend some money in port in a supposedly self ruled enclave of China ? Which nation is taking the World's refugee's and huddled masses ? Which Nation does the World turn to in times of trouble ? Which Nation's former "Leader" is a melting waxman in a glass box ?
The port call of any warship by a country that will be used to intimidate the same country is another venue is adding insults to injury. The " gunboat diplomacy " of the colonial era cannot happen now without any repercussion.
US can make a port call to the country of Taiwan instead. Being that the two countries are members of the worthless UN with hostilities towards each other, many even wonder why the UN hasn't been dissolved yet and why American tax payers have keeping a joke organization running that can't even solve the world's problems.
With the disturbing acquisition of China making military bases out of sandbars and old coral reefs in the ocean and spreading control of "Ownership" to international waters then the rattling of the sabers have just been kicked up a notch.
we let them bring their dump ships to our ports to dump their slave labor produced junk and welcomed here by the 1% retailers that bring the junk and dump it on our shores ,thank your politicians for doing an outstanding job of destroying our country ,so they can stuff their pockets with our great presidents blessing ....................barffffffffff .!!!! free trade ,LOL !!
Why in the world would China let another nations warship into their territorial waters, let alone docking at one of their biggest cities? Would we let a Chinese aircraft carrier sail into San Francisco Bay ?
Same reason they sell us #$%$ products to sale in Walmart! Straight up cash for all locals when a carrier pulls into a port. Hong Kong is a tourist destination!
Hong Kong is an autonomous territory ... at least for now. A better question is why would the Philippines, Japan and Vietnam not be POed if China to built islands in their territorial waters?
Howdy Y'ALL It is a courtesy call, I consideration to the very favorable trade agreement that let the Chinese flood the American Market, I think it is a very stupid decision by the Chinese, just think what would happen to China economy if American stop buying their junk and their cheap gadgets? Perhaps it is time to do just that, but no hope until Trump starts calling the shots.
We have not had a trade war that would crush oil demand and leave the Chinese Han unemployed en masse--Thomas has a point--close all US ports to Chinese peddling their cheap/busted #$%$
Doc Steve is a paid hasbara troll. The funny thing is that he is critical of the Chinese when his beloved Israel sells them stolen American technology by the batchful. Go figure!
wow, amazing how many of you posting are absolutely clueless about basic economics. Take an Econ 101 class or similar to get you up to speed on at least the basics of world economics. My comment had nothing to do with politics. You clowns are so stupid you can not even grasp a simple concept.
All you losers are always barking at China over everything. What is the point when China denies the port visit of US aircraft carrier? It is China's right. For what reasons do you losers bark at China for that?
I think the part that makes it newsworthy is that our warships have been in Hong Kong's ports many times previously, pretty much to the point of being routine. This is one example of how the tensions between the US and China are increasing now, with the tensions of China's military and SCS expansion goals and the US standing up to them over it.
"Three Chinese naval ships are scheduled to visit Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida, Tuesday as part of a routine goodwill port visit. The ships are expected to arrive following visits to ports in Europe."
"This is the first visit by Chinese naval ships to Florida but not the first to a U.S. port. Last month, Chinese navy ship Zheng He visited Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii."
