A Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian (center) cruises next to Japanese coast guard ships in the East China Sea, near islands known as the Senkakus in Japan and the Diaoyus in China. Radio Free Europe
Jerry Hendrix, Defense One: China is Cruising for a Bruising
The U.S. Navy must get ready for big new Chinese ships that will try to ram Americans who approach their fake islands
China is attempting to create a situation wherein the United States, to uphold international law, will either have to accede to their territorial claims in the South China Sea or openly resort to the use of hostile force, allowing China to publicly portray the U.S. as an imperialist aggressor state. Beijing is betting that the United States will not take this action and that power over the South China Sea and all the resources that lie beneath will pass to China, breaking American influence in the region.
The United States must anticipate Beijing’s next move, get inside its decision loop, and reveal China as the aggressive, would-be hegemon that it is.
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WNU Editor: I doubt that the Chinese are focused on building using these Coast Guard ships to "ram or shoulder" US Navy ships .... but I do see them using these vessels against Vietnamese or Philippine ships .... and maybe even against Japanese.
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"China is attempting to create a situation wherein the United States, to uphold international law, will either have to accede to their territorial claims in the South China Sea or openly resort to the use of hostile force."
Many American analysts believe that Chinese think as they do, in terms of 'black and white.' But they don't. Grey is fine with them.
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