Provocative.
Days ago, it was reported that China’s robust People’s Liberation Army conducted beach invasion exercises on Fujian island, which happens to be very near Taiwan.
According to official Chinese accounts the action involved “shock” troops, sappers and boat specialist who were “divided into multiple waves to grab the beach and perform combat tasks at different stages.”
Video was released of soldiers throwing smoke grenades and breaking through barbed wire. Digging trenches in the sand etc.
The war-game was extremely provocative as, over the weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that Taiwan will be “reunified” with the mainland.
Worrisome but, as a surfer, I was curious as to Fujian’s potential and quickly searched “surf Fujian.”
Surfline and Magic Seaweed had it listed but no information. Surf-forecast, though, provided the gold.
Funingwan in Fujian is a reasonably exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the west with some shelter here from north winds. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the east southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Crowds are never a problem here. Water quality is rather poor here.
It sounds lightly depressing so I then conducted an image search for “sad surfer.”
And look at that. Top row, fifth picture from left, Derek Rielly spraying all the mopes.
Very cool
What was I writing about again?
World War III?
Oh yeah.
Do you think the west will care if/when China gets grabby or will there be much hand-wringing followed by Hong Kong-sized shrugs?
More, I suppose, as the story develops.
Remember primary school or whatever the fuck…Chinese burn…where you would twist the shit out of ya mates forearm!..and he would act like it didn’t hurt.
With the fully sick backing track I kept expecting Steven Seagal to show up and roundhouse kick some cunt with his ponytail flying
Fujian is a province. Pingtan Island in Fujian province has waves. Beach breaks, pointbreak, and a couple of reefs. If in China, it is worth a look. Fickle, but some high quality. Funnily enough, the best wave sits right at a military check point for a base. A pin wheeling boulder left point at Wandi’ao Point. Offshore in northerly trade. But a no no to surf. Ah, the irony. Jingsha on the north coast of island has a good right point nearby. Enjoy!
Sorry Dane, there’s one guy on here who knows how to write a Haiku properly.
It be a short and bloody battle.
Everyone will be outraged and do nothing but watch.
Taiwan gets decent surf so it could be beginning of the Chinese pro surfing dream!
Elo and Ziffy will be frothin at the new market opportunities .
On their way to the Indian border.
This is what happens when you have 1 golden child.
https://youtu.be/77gmc1WY49Y
is backing
Zhang!!
If nothing else we may get to see just how good US submariners are.
Will they be called gooks again or something fresh for the 20s
I think we should go old skool and call them “Me Gooks.”
I think kooks is applicable
Looking at the crying in the above vid I’d suggest “sooks”
Sadly, for once Chas is not in front of the curve.
The horse has bolted on this one.
China has been grabby for years and the west just puts up with it.
I prefer the flair that North Koreans use in their propaganda. When the Chinese were rolling around in the sand yesterday these guys were smashing bricks with their faces.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Hahaha I came here to post this. The guy who takes the brick face first, just like punching through a closeout.
Beached Grit
p.s. nice turn DR…bend your knees a little. Open up the shoulders 😉
What shit looking soldiers
Did you notice the recently indoctrinated Aussie soldiers in the video? YEs, now that the Gov’t of Oz has gone full communist, it appears they are sharing troops with China.
Don’t forget that Canada is training Chinese troops on how to fight in snow.
Not sure how many here are aware of the battles with India last year in the high altitudes with snow.
Fighting with a head full of snow would be interesting!
Been done before.
Indians went hand to hand as they had orders not to carry weapons at this flashpoint.
Chinese came with clubs with nails on the end.
Indians basically kicked the shit out of them.
Many CCP were crying about the weather and got shipped back to who knows where.
If this was a show of strength, maybe should have edited out the first guy leaving the boat and tripping.
But, I do like the Amazon drone deliveries on the battlefield. Soldiers are always forgetting their ammo and grenades.
Hopefully the local Chinese restaurant will start doing this when I get home and my to go order doesn’t have any sweet and sour sauce.