China right now has HUNDREDS of ships at anchor in the Bohai Sea and off of Dalian. These ships are cold and unpowered.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:120.7/centery:38.2/zoom:8
China is hurting economically and whatever they’re trying to do is a bluff. The reality is they’re in decline and they know it.
The NeoCons need to reconnect with reality about the US ability to take on China.
The USA outsourced its industrial base decades ago. The same NeoCons who love free trade and outsourcing also want perpetual global war. But the US economy no longer has the capability to support their global ambitions.