Awesome.

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"Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself." - - Sir Walter Raleigh.

BRITISH ONCE AGAIN EAST OF SUEZ? AS IT WAS IN THE OLD DAYS AS IT IS ONCE MORE NOW?

Thanks to the Russian media outlet Sputnik for the story.

"Royal Navy in South China Sea: 'The British are Clearly Making a Point'"

"The actions of a British ship violate Chinese law and relevant international law. This is what the Chinese Foreign Ministry has stated after a British Royal Navy flagship passed through the Paracel Islands and allegedly entered Chinese territorial waters without permission. Beijing has dispatched a frigate and two helicopters to challenge it."

A FREEDOM OF THE SEAS MISSION, CHALLENGING CHINESE SOVEREIGN CLAIMS TO THE NINE-DASH LINE TERRITORY OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

More than anything else, take a gander at the image accompanying the Sputnik article.

Chinese naval task force on patrol. Photo as seen @ AP Photo/Li Gang/Xinhua. "In this April 12 2018 photo Released by Xinhua News Agency, the Liaoning aircaft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercise in the South China Sea." An impressive display of naval military might. Indeed! Spectacle quite awesome. Submarine in the lower right accompanying the surface vessels. Click on image to see an enlarged view.

Yet one more quotation as is relevant: "War makes all other of mans' activities seem trivial by comparison" - - G.S. Patton.

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