virtualreview

china: news and opinion

US Navy rebukes China over ship ban

China's decision to deny a US aircraft carrier access to Hong Kong harbour over the Thanksgiving holiday was the second such incident in recent weeks, senior US naval officers said ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Wed, Nov 28 2007

see also:

03 Mar 08 visit Hong Kong Victoria Harbour  »  YouTube videoHong Kong Victoria Harbour & Shenzhen China April 2006
23 Nov 07 visit Understanding the PLA's Thanksgiving Message  »  China Confidential China's decision to block a US Navy aircraft carrier from a long-planned Thanksgiving visit to Hong Kong, before relenting 24 hours later "on humanitarian grounds," was a message from China's real rulers--the military--that they intend to vigorously...
01 Dec 07 visit The Kitty Hawk Saga: China takes a deliberate swipe at US naval supremacy  »  Zhongnanhai If you get a chance on this Saturday afternoon, please head to China Matters to read this post on the on-going saga surrounding China's decision to deny the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk port in Hong Kong during the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday....
22 Nov 07 visit Analysts Puzzled by Chinese Flip-Flop  »  China Confidential China's Foreign Ministry Thursday offered no explanation as to why Chinese authorities initially refused and then allowed a Thanksgiving holiday visit to Hong Kong by the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier group.The boats carrying 8,000 sailors to Hong Kong for...
22 Nov 07 visit China allows U.S. Kitty Hawk to dock in Hong Kong  »  People's Daily China said Thursday it has decided to allow the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk to dock in Hong Kongfor rest during the Thanksgiving holiday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said at a regular press conference that C ...
19 Oct 09 visit Chinese bulk carrier hijacked in Indian Ocean, position located, says spokesperson  »  People's Daily The EU naval force has located the Chinese bulk carrier hijacked earlier on Monday in the Indian Ocean, said the spokesperson for the EU naval forces. John Harbour told Xinhua that the EU NAVFOR Maritine Patrol Aircraft has located the ship and...

« Today's Stories