Wednesday, March 27, 2019

China's Aggressive New Policy In The Pacific Is Raising 'Alarm Bells' In The Pentagon

US Navy photo showing a confrontation between the USS Decatur, left, and Chinese warship 170, right, in the South China Sea, September 30, 2018. US Navy Photo

Lara Seligman, Business Insider/Foreign Policy: The US military is worried about China's scare tactics in the Pacific, and they fear things could get ugly

* US military officials have watched what they see as increasingly aggressive Chinese actions with concern.
* They worry Beijing could use these tactics, which fall short of actual armed conflict, to advance its interests.

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—US military forces in the Pacific are alarmed by what they see as an increasingly capable China using military intimidation and economic coercion to bully its smaller neighbors.

So far, these tactics fall short of actual armed conflict. But US defense officials here and in Washington, most of whom spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic, say if the United States does not stay on alert in the region, Beijing could use force to advance its interests—and Taiwan in particular is a major potential flash point.

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WNU Editor: Welcome to the new normal.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

These Chinese navy for years uses paramilitary Fisher boats to harass other nations. They ram you, they board you, they threaten and steal from you. If you complain they call the Chinese navy as backup. That's the reality for years and years. I don't see what's changing. That they now do it with other nations instead of just fisherman? We all knew and predicted it would happen. China is this generation's Hitler Germany

It will become more apparent as time progresses, but those who've been watching, see all the signs

Hyper militarisation including building of artificial military islands, hardening of attack routes, swearing in of military directly to Xi, who just before was made emperor /leaderfor life, a million people in concentration/reeducation camps, increased maas surveillance and totalitarianism/authoritarianism, low scale military conflict all around, just ask the Indians.

It's coming. The only unknown is how bad it will be for China and the rest of the world

Mike Feldhake said...

Again, I don't think we will let China take the S China sea hostage. That will cause a great pushback China is not ready to handle.