Two Chinese submarines and eight destroyers that were spotted earlier this month on the high seas near Okinawa later passed near Japan's southernmost island of Okinotori, several government sources said Tuesday.
The article speaks of economic zone issues. But I am more interested in the location of the island, lying between Guam and Taiwan.
As I've droned on about for years now, China doesn't need to defeat our Navy to inflict a defeat on us over Taiwan. China just needs to delay our intervention long enough to complete the conquest of Taiwan.
A Chinese naval force east of Taiwan will be toast if it comes to a fight with our Navy as it sallies forth from a Guam stepping stone; but if we don't reach Taiwan until after China conquers the place, the price China pays in relatively old ships will be worth it to Peking.
