07-14-2020, 12:44 PM
(07-13-2020, 05:03 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: The AP has the US upping the resistance to China's militarization of the East China Sea.
This is not new. The US has been sending warships occasionally into areas claimed by China. At the same time it is quoting and supporting current international law. They are just upping the language a bit. They and China recently also had 'naval exercises' in the area.
With the India situation, the new laws in Hong Kong, and a recent media blip on Vladivostok and Russia, they are continuing to surround themselves with trouble.
The Chinese are no less susceptible to hubris than we are, so I'm not surprised that they have chosen to push the envelope to the limit. The last time the Chinese were able to push their neighbors around at will was in the 19th century, and they miss being the bully on the block.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.
