# China to make decisive move for the Spratly islands?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 14, 2014, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767 "2014-01-14T06:02:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![iLemming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767/102 "2014-02-14T04:32:58Z")

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Apparently there were some comments made by the U.S. regarding [China’s recent unbidden pew-pew practice Down Under](http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/chinese-naval-exercise-in-eastern-indian-ocean-sends-mixed-signals/) – anyone got a link to what was said? (\*Heard it on talk-back radio.) 😕

Given the infamous history of the U.S. in corralling oil, the thought of what a Sino stand-off over increasingly dwindling resources (not to mention Rear Earth Elements) could develop into… ☹

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**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767/103 "2014-02-14T07:45:26Z")

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Wouldn’t it be fun to watch the US go back into cold war mode? I used to enjoy reading those old books with black and white pictures.

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**Author:** ![iLemming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767/104 "2014-02-20T04:46:01Z")

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[When the economic prosperity walks out the door, nationalism jumps in the window.](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-02-13/china-banks-bad-loans-rise-to-highest-since-financial-crisis)

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**Author:** ![iLemming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90db22/32.png) [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-to-make-decisive-move-for-the-spratly-islands/678767/105 "2014-02-21T22:21:07Z")

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A little more kindle on the fire…

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> \*US President Barack Obama has met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, US officials say.
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> The US leader vowed “strong support” for the protection of Tibetans’ human rights in China during the encounter.
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> China had urged the US to cancel the meeting, saying it would “seriously impair China-US relations”.\*

[Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama irks China](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-26271596)

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