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U.S. Commander visits Chinese Navy in South China Sea

I am not exactly sure what is the purpose of the visit by Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps, General James T. Conway to the Chinese naval fleet. But in the photos below, they look pretty friendly, and makes you wonder what is exactly the U.S.' intentions and policy in the South China Sea.

The news story on People's Daily Online reads as follows:

According to Xinhua Net, General James T. Conway, Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps, and his team were flown into Zhanjiang from Beijing by the Chinese navy on April 2; and started their 2-day visit to the South China Sea Fleet.

Gen. Conway was given an introduction to the fleet while he toured the operations room and cabs of the naval ships, as well as ship-based weapons, at the military port in Zhanjiang. He commended the Chinese military for its openness, transparency and modernization.

On April 3, Gen. Conway and his team will travel to the South China Sea Fleet's amphibious landing training grounds to watch the training exercises of China's Marine Corps and the anti-terrorism training exercises of China's Navy. They will also see the new amphibious armored vehicles of China's Marine Corps. Gen. Conway will also picnic with the Chinese marines and get a personal look at China's Marine Corps training, work and life.

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|04-06-2008 18:13:36

This approach is not strange for me personally (as well as for others, I believe). As a matter of fact, the US-Sino relationship has been always full of testiness. Both are neither BFE (best friends ever) nor BFF (best friends forever). This is just a way to ease current military tension and is utilized as a convenient excuse later on for behind-the-scene military approaches in the region. Furthermore, this is not likely that US and Sino will shake hands under the table for sharing the cake of oil in Vietnam's Eastern Sea. In my opinion, people are expecting to witness a major US military move very soon in this critical shipping lane.

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