What Is The Risk Of A Military Accident Between The U.S. And China?

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Halsey (DDG 97) and USS Sampson (DDG 102).

NBC: Former army general warns of ‘military accident’ as US-China relations deteriorate

* As relations between the U.S. and China continue to deteriorate, one immediate risk is a “military accident or operational miscalculation” between the armed forces of both countries, said former U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry.
* There have been several near military confrontations between the two nations, Eikenberry told CNBC’s Sri Jegarajah at the Morgan Stanley Asia Pacific Summit.
* “Those were very serious diplomatic incidents. But now — with the deterioration between the sides — should we have an incident like that today, I think the consequences will be much greater,” said Eikeinberry.

As relations between the U.S. and China continue to deteriorate, one immediate risk is a “military accident or operational miscalculation” between the armed forces of both countries, said former U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry.

“Do I worry about the risks that we have with the increasing geopolitical competition with China? ... the answer is very much yes,” Eikenberry, also a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, said Thursday.

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WNU Editor: We already know how close China is willing to have an "accident" .... Chinese Warship Purposely Came Within Yards From Ramming A U.S. Destroyer In The South China Sea (Update) (October 2, 2018).