Well written. Today in Asia is about to be the 19th (date line thing). On 19 October, 1950, the People's Republic of China sent "volunteers" to cross the Yalu River, enter North Korea, and engage US and South Korean forces in war. (Nominally UN forces, but at that time of the war, it was basically just the US and South Korea.) So, in Asia today, will be the 74th anniversary of the start of open military conflict between the USA, China and North Korea - a war which has never been formally ended. (No peace treaty was ever signed. We are just in a long cease fire.)
Asians, as a general rule, remember their history, and eventful dates. North Korea has been doing some rather weird things of late. (Blowing up all the roads and railroad lines connecting it with South Korea is not exactly an act one associates with international peace and friendship.) One wonders what comes next. I understand the South Koreans have put Yeonpyeong Island on alert after unusual DPRK military moves in the area (the South Korean island is sometimes shelled by the North.) Oh, and apparently all the Chinese fishing vessels which are normally in the area east of the 128th line of longitude have headed west. Which, given that many of those fishing vessels are Maritime Militia vessels used for long range screening missions, may imply the CCP told them to get out of the area. If valid (and I only have a single source on that, so take it for what that is worth), doesn't seem to bode well.
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Never ends, just keeps repeating as different avatars.
And we are all others torturers!
This is why horror movies are a staple of the film business. However only a percent of people respond to extreme emotional stress that way.
Well written. Today in Asia is about to be the 19th (date line thing). On 19 October, 1950, the People's Republic of China sent "volunteers" to cross the Yalu River, enter North Korea, and engage US and South Korean forces in war. (Nominally UN forces, but at that time of the war, it was basically just the US and South Korea.) So, in Asia today, will be the 74th anniversary of the start of open military conflict between the USA, China and North Korea - a war which has never been formally ended. (No peace treaty was ever signed. We are just in a long cease fire.)
Asians, as a general rule, remember their history, and eventful dates. North Korea has been doing some rather weird things of late. (Blowing up all the roads and railroad lines connecting it with South Korea is not exactly an act one associates with international peace and friendship.) One wonders what comes next. I understand the South Koreans have put Yeonpyeong Island on alert after unusual DPRK military moves in the area (the South Korean island is sometimes shelled by the North.) Oh, and apparently all the Chinese fishing vessels which are normally in the area east of the 128th line of longitude have headed west. Which, given that many of those fishing vessels are Maritime Militia vessels used for long range screening missions, may imply the CCP told them to get out of the area. If valid (and I only have a single source on that, so take it for what that is worth), doesn't seem to bode well.
Damn Jessica - you’ve done it again. You’ve so beautifully articulated my feelings. Wishing for you and us all much longer moments between the ink.