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To: bull_dozer who wrote (203592)	1/5/2024 6:44:03 PM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218631

in your view, has there been genocide going on in Ukraine, and of which group over the ~35 years? Tia

To: bull_dozer who wrote (203592)

1/12/2024 5:12:31 PM

From: TobagoJack

Respond to of 218631

Re <<>> U.S. complicit in China genocides

I doubt it but need to wait for expert like JOHN J. MEARSHEIMER to write an article>>

as far as can be determined at this juncture, per adjudication by the Houthis, China is not committing genocide, and therefore U.S. is in the clear. Good news :0)

There is of course an issue about using all-Chinese crew per national security this and that, the usual :0)

bloomberg.com

Ships Advertise Chinese Links to Avoid Houthi Attack in Red Sea
By Alex Longley
11 January 2024 at 20:29 GMT+8

At least five vessels transiting the Red Sea are using their signals to say they have links to China — the latest unusual measure taken to try and avoid attack by Houthi militants in the Red Sea.

Each of the ships is signaling “all Chinese crew” or something similar in a field that would normally contain its destination. Two are currently in the Red Sea, while two more have navigated the risky waterway and are now sailing to Asia. A fifth appears to be heading toward the Gulf of Aden.

Vessel name / Current Signal

EVA GLOBAL	20 CHINESE CREW
OVP TAURUS	CNTAO_ALL CHINESE
STONEWALL GLORY	EGEDG ALL CHINESE
AN HAI WAN	CHINESE SHIP CREW
PACIFIC WEALTH	SGSIN_CHN VSL&CREW

Since early November, there has been a surge in attacks on merchant ships transiting the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis. They say they are targeting vessels with links to Israel to protest against its military campaign in Gaza, though ships with no direct connection to Israel have also been affected.

The result has been significant disruption to swaths of the global merchant fleet.

Suez Canal transits have plunged, falling to the lowest level since the waterway was blocked by a giant container ship in 2021, as many ships choose to avoid the Red Sea and instead sail thousands of miles around Africa to deliver their goods.

The five ships’ destinations show that their crew — or the companies that own the carriers — believe that being affiliated with the Asian country could help avert attack. Ship destinations are normally entered manually by the crew and are then visible to almost anyone on the internet.

The signals advertising Chinese connections follow a similar move by some ships that had been indicating no links to Israel. There are currently five such vessels, of which four are in the Red Sea.

Vessel nameCurrent Signal

POCAHONTAS	VL NO CONTACT ISRAEL
DALIAN STAR D	VL NO CONTACT ISRAEL
KOTA RAHMAT	VSL NO LINK ISRAEL
BRIOLETTE	VSL NO CNTCT ISRAEL

— With assistance from James Mayger and Yongchang Chin