SideNote: It appears that my 2nd senario is starting to unfold. "China will try to take Alaska away for its rich natural resources in exchange for the U.S. Government's IOUs." It looks like China is giving notice; saber rattling is getting louder. Like I said before, you gotta look at the bigger political/natural resource picture to really understand the chessboard game that is taking place.

Check the link above to read my previous geopolitical predictions according to GRIM

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In Dramatic Escalation, China Sends Five Navy Ships Off Alaska Coast For First Time Ever

Five Chinese navy ships are currently operating in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, the first time the U.S. military has seen such activity in the area, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.

The officials said they have been aware in recent days that three Chinese combat ships, a replenishment vessel and an amphibious ship were in the vicinity after observing them moving toward the Aleutian Islands, which are split between U.S. and Russian control.

They said the Chinese ships were still in the area, but declined to specify when the vessels were first spotted or how far they were from the coast of Alaska.

The Pentagon official said there were a “variety of opinions” on how to interpret the Chinese ships’ deployment.

“It’s difficult to tell exactly, but it indicates some interest in the Arctic region,” the official said. “It’s different.”