• federal reverseM
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    1913 days ago

    To be fair, China has been investing in thawing sea routes for a while, though largely to free themselves from having to pass through the US-controlled South China Sea.

        • @Nay@feddit.nl
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          513 days ago

          But not a sea! I’m guessing it works like email addresses… As long as someone else doesn’t have it, you can make it your own

      • federal reverseM
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        313 days ago

        Can’t imagine Trump would be happy keeping the word “South”. I think you may need to iterate on that.

      • federal reverseM
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        113 days ago

        Not sure what Manchuria has to do with it … the Chinese are looking for a sea route to deliver goods to Europe.

        • @grue@lemmy.world
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          213 days ago

          So they would go north to avoid US control, passing through [checks notes] the US/Japan-controlled East China Sea and the US-controlled Bering Strait?

            • @grue@lemmy.world
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              113 days ago

              If it’s just to avoid navigation hazards and save time, what was your point in mentioning that the South China Sea is “US-controlled?”

              • federal reverseM
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                113 days ago

                Because the South China Sea is a US-controlled tight spot and such spots are obviously easier to control than the proposed Bering Sea passage.

                • @grue@lemmy.world
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                  112 days ago

                  I don’t understand. Are you saying that the US has a hard time controlling the waters just off the coast of Alaska? I mean, I get that we don’t necessarily “need” to patrol them heavily right now because of the ice, but I don’t think that means it would be hard to do so if it became a priority.