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Old Jul 5, 2016, 8:40 am
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Should I worry flying around the south china sea on July 12?
Hey guys,

I am scheduled to fly from HK to SIN on July 12th. It just happens to be the same day they are scheduled to announce the south china sea ruling. Should I be worried about my flight flying through that region of the world?

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...y/2916556.html
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Old Jul 5, 2016, 9:08 am
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Not at all, according to this official video by the Chinese government: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9ug...ature=youtu.be
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Old Jul 5, 2016, 9:08 am
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Originally Posted by xcalibir
Hey guys,

I am scheduled to fly from HK to SIN on July 12th. It just happens to be the same day they are scheduled to announce the south china sea ruling. Should I be worried about my flight flying through that region of the world?

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...y/2916556.html
Genuinely curious - what do you think might happen?
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Old Jul 5, 2016, 9:10 am
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Originally Posted by SwissBritMiss
Genuinely curious - what do you think might happen?
+1

Even if something would happen on the sea, I don't think anything short of nuclear war will disrupt civilian aviation there... Too valuable for the Chinese economy.
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Old Jul 5, 2016, 6:45 pm
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Originally Posted by SwissBritMiss
Genuinely curious - what do you think might happen?
Oh I donno plane get accidentally shot down !! Lol
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Old Jul 5, 2016, 8:58 pm
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Moving thread to the FT China Forum
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Old Jul 6, 2016, 3:18 am
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Originally Posted by xcalibir
Oh I donno plane get accidentally shot down !! Lol
Do you mean something like Iran Air Flight 655?

I really hope the US learned their lesson that shooting down civilian airliners is a big NO-NO..
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Old Jul 6, 2016, 3:38 am
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You're over thinking this one.
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Old Jul 8, 2016, 10:25 am
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Originally Posted by JPDM
You're over thinking this one.
+1. Let's assume the ruling goes against China. First it will make strong statements of protest. Next it might move some more military equipment in the general direction, or perhaps declare a new ADIZ. The last time they did that the US protested, but civil aviation just started complying. They didn't start shooting missiles at planes.
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Old Jul 12, 2016, 4:58 pm
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The ruling is out, & China to ignore the rule of law. Politics back to the 90's.

But as someone said above , economics of the region will win.
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Old Jul 15, 2016, 6:08 am
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From the name " South China Sea" , it seems this sea belongs to China
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Old Jul 15, 2016, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by Ausriver
From the name " South China Sea" , it seems this sea belongs to China
If that's the case.
India can claim a lot larger body of water.
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Old Jul 15, 2016, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by Ausriver
From the name " South China Sea" , it seems this sea belongs to China
Whom does the New South Wales belong to?
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Old Jul 15, 2016, 12:19 pm
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Originally Posted by drewguy
+1. Let's assume the ruling goes against China. First it will make strong statements of protest. Next it might move some more military equipment in the general direction, or perhaps declare a new ADIZ. The last time they did that the US protested, but civil aviation just started complying. They didn't start shooting missiles at planes.
Didn't Japan give its airlines instructions to not comply? In any case, China is not a pariah state and they aren't going to start shooting at anyone. They know where that would get them on the international stage...
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