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The Kitty Hawk China Affair -- Explained

China Matters is out with a long post on the Kitty Hawk affair, entitled "Beating a Hawk in the Water." Thesis of the post is that China's Thanksgiving snub of the Kitty Hawk was no misunderstanding, but rather, a strong message. I have not kept up enough... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Sat, Dec 01 2007

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25 Nov 07 visit The USS Kitty Hawk affair  »  Tim Johnson China’s mysterious initial refusal to let the USS Kitty Hawk and its five escort ships dock in Hong Kong for a four-day Thanksgiving layover is still the source of speculation. China hasn’t explained why it denied the docking rights as...
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 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 ...
28 Nov 07 visit Ruffled feathers over the Kitty Hawk  »  Tim Johnson The incident last week in which China initially denied a port call to the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier and its escort group, and a separate incident in which two minesweepers were barred from seeking refuge from bad weather in...
29 Apr 08 visit USS Kitty Hawk makes final port call in Hong Kong  »  People's Daily The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk strike group pulled in Hong Kong port Monday to get replenishment on its final port call to the city. "We're delighted to be back," said Rear Adm. Richard Wren, commander of Carrier Strike Gr ...

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