U.S. aircraft carrier denied access to Hong Kong

[yasmina27]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has unexpectedly denied the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and its accompanying ships entry to Hong Kong port for a long-planned Thanksgiving holiday visit, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2122835820071122

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Interesting development. Wonder how this fits in with the grand scheme of things?

[Ian David]

1. Maybe they're testing it for lead? n/t

[Webster Green]

9. LOL!

Most excellent!:rofl:

[msongs]

2. the prostitutes will be very unhappy (oh maybe the communists got rid of hookers) nt

[seriousstan]

13. Communists got rid of hookers? Never in a million years.

[mallard]

43. Re: they have still too many

Re: Global Nation (AFP) 10/30/07
Filipina prostitute tied to American deaths in Hong Kong

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=97768

[merwin]

14. Hong Kong is Communist?

It's kinda it's own separate entity within China.

[sasquatch]

21. True it is an autonomous zone, but when the dragon flexes it claws enough-

the autonomous zones will fall into line.

[Deja Q]

3. Maybe they found traces of lead paint on the ship?

[yasmina27]

4. Nah!

Testing for the date-rape drug!

[zabet]

5. US dollar no good in China sailor boy. nt

[Mojorabbit]

6. I really don't want

this admin to try to have a go at China. Is there no country we haven't pissed off?

[PDJane]

7. No. n/t

[yasmina27]

Ummm, workin' hard here.....

...Poland?

Dunno, my brain cells are fried with that tough question, you know?

Face it, China has Uncle Sam by the gonads with all its loans to him, so they can pretty much do what they want. And Uncle Sammy just bends over further and shouts "Thank you sir, may I have another!?".

[emilyg]

34. Poland is getting pissed.

[simmonsj811]

10. Five euro please

Anything you want...anything...yes anything you want :evilgrin: :silly: :crazy:

[razors edge]

8. Ratcheting up the politics.

China isn't pissed because we found lead in the toys, they are pissed because the word got out.

Don't fuck with profits and all is well. :sarcasm:

[Warren Stupidity]

11. That seems odd.

A bit of a slap in the face. What exactly are the Chinese pissed off about (more than the usual stuff)?

[balantz]

12. They just like to give big ,silent messages

to remind the world who's really the big kid on the block. How do you say "Fuck You Little Boy!" in Mandarin?

[kitty1]

15. See what happens when you side with Burma....

and invite the Dali Lama over for tea.

[roamer65]

16. It is now known as "Hong Kong, China".

I am surprised this didn't happen sooner.

[barb162]

17. Maybe we should deny their cargo ships access to our ports. n/t

[olddad56]

22. or maybe we should stop selling them our wothless bonds.

[barb162]

23. They will probably stop soon anyway. But I don't give a damn if they

lose money on our bonds.

[boricua79]

24. might not be a good idea

they got us by the balls with owning our debt.

In this game of chicken, we have a lot more to lose.

[Voltaire99]

28. Heh. A bit confused, aren't we?

Who do you think keeps America, Inc., bankrolled so that its debtor population can go to the mall on the weekend?

Why do you think the US needs China in this shameful manner, as Sugar Daddy?

Don't worry about where US ships can go, my friend. Read economics. And start sending your kids to Chinese lessons.

[daleo]

18. How many Chinese military ships have visited San Diego lately? n/t

[donsu]

42. yes, tit for tat - wasn't it Ecuador? that wants a military base by Miami

because the neo cons want a military base in Ecuador

[Gregorian]

19. Junior, you have to pay your debts. No more allowances.

Got to your room.

I imagine they're pissed off about how we might be paying them dollars. And dollars, just aren't what they were. That's if we pay at all.

[madrchsod]

20. well if they don`t like our money- i know one country that does

http://www.pcf45.com/cam_ranh/camranh.html
Cam Ranh Bay

the chinese would shit bricks if we had that bay again

[neuvocat]

36. Aren't they pretty tight with China?

[madrchsod]

40. not really

the chinese have never conquered the people of that region. right now the chinese are upset because the vietnamese are underpricing soft goods and are actually producing a better product. it was reported the vietnamese were upset when the russians replaced the american because the russians had no money and drank to much, yes they missed the american money. we wasted years in reestablishing relations because of reagan`s phony mia-pow scam. since we pulled out of the philippines we do not have a deep water port in that part of the world

[lovuian]

25. Hong Kong isn't british anymore its China now

and America's military isn't welcome there

[Dave From Canada]

26. It's retaliation for the Dalai Lama's visit. China didn't like that very much. They also

complained when he visited Canada. They consider him a troublemaker or worse.

[file83]

27. Good call.

I think so too.

[MetaTrope]

33. Was the ship also involved in those exercises off Taiwan that the Chinese sub popped into?

[TomInTib]

29. This is Monster News.

This kind of sh*t just does not happen.

We are fuc*ed.

And there goes the dollar...

[BushOut06]

30. It's bound to happen

It's good to see that other nations aren't kowtowing to Herr Bush, and are standing up to this administration.

[Divine Discontent]

31. perhaps this was a temp. mistake, although most likely it was planned ahead of time

but if this is for what we think it is, and other issues, this is VERY troubling....

This could cause a great ripple that no one could call ahead of time how it will play out...

Praying for our service men & women, regardless, even if it's a temporary snub because of the previous few weeks happenings...

[razzleberry]

32. we are overdue for an Olympic boycott n/t

[Horse with no Name]

35. perhaps because Bush is ratcheting up the war lingo on Iran?

China would side with Iran. Methinks that they are just letting Bush we aren't their favorite customer anymore.:shrug:

[caligirl]

37. feel awful for the people who can't get off the ship. No liberty, going nuts.

[razzleberry]

38. cheer up, decision has been reversed, according to Fox news .nt.

[FarCenter]

41. They forgot the first rule of Navy career sucess -- never go to sea.

"Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,

And you all may be rulers of the Queen's Navee!"


Gilbert & Sullivan, "HMS Pinafore"

[Deja Q]

39. Doesn't globalization make friends of us all?

:(