[Daus]

The Chinese would be far more dangerous if they had pursued a peaceful rollup of Southeast Asia. Using their money and military to pull countries under a protection/mutual gain umbrella (like we did with the rest of the world).

The path they've chosen is causing all their neighbors to arm to the teeth and to get into bed with us.

[mojito]

I've always wonder why the Chinese continually bully their neighbors.

It's as thought the concept of “playing nice” was not just foreign to them, but temperamentally impossible for them to comprehend. That old adage about getting more flies with honey than vinegar never seems to have occurred to them.

And they're supposed to be such a brilliant people.

[redgolum]

They aren’t getting in bed with us, they are arming themselves up.

Most of East Asia isn’t real happy Japan is ramping up.