I'm hearing nothing about any firing, just a couple incidents where Chinese ships have crossed the bow of US ships in international waters at ramming distance, and incidents where Chinese fighter jets have buzzed US airplanes within 400 yards or so. Chinese provocations, but no firing being reported yet.
With that said, international waters are international. If a state actor wants to act like pirates in international waters, then they ought to expect to get their asses shot at, like happens to pirates some times.
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With that said, international waters are international. If a state actor wants to act like pirates in international waters, then they ought to expect to get their asses shot at, like happens to pirates some times.
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“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake
― Gordon R. Dickson, Tactics of Mistake