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[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Excuse me? South America Sea*

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Wait… South America is already a thing.

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 4 points 23 hours 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

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Nay@feddit.nl 2 points 23 hours ago

Trump loves the south. It's where he gets all his rubes.

[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't see how thawing seas help China unless they're planning on retaking Outer Manchuria from Russia?

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 3 points 17 hours ago

I believe the correct term these days is Personchuria

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

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 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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?

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Thereby avoiding multiple tight spots and shaving over two weeks off the travel time, yes. And it's not a secret either.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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?"

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 1 points 17 hours ago

But look ... One of these is going to be easier to patrol: