strangely believe it, but Obama has been listening to the Navy. A program of containment and strengthening is apparently underway.
The visit to Vietnam will result in a port for the US Navy at Cam Ranh Bay. There is talk about the navy returning in some fashion to Subic Bay in the Philippines. There is already a Navy presence in Yokosuka Japan
The Trade lanes will be protected and the Chinese navy will be contained. An alliance of the other navies and the US Navy will be formidable.
China dare not start shooting
Vietnam Nam gonna have a hard time convincing Americans we should give them a hand...
I don’t think it’s just the south china sea either. They want to turn the whole pacific into a Chinese lake. That’s their end game.
The new President of the Philippines wants better relations with China.