The decision by President Obama to send an armed escort for U.S. surveillance ships in the area follows the aggressive and co-ordinated manoeuvres of five Chinese boats on Sunday. The vessels harassed and nearly collided with the unarmed USNS Impecccable.
One unidentified officer quoted in the China Daily newspaper said that the decision was disproportionate. While China’s Foreign Ministry has so far kept tight-lipped on the latest development, the decision to run such a comment so swiftly in the state-run English-language newspaper was a signal of Beijing’s concerns.
One naval source said the PLA had taken note of the latest U.S. move and was watching developments closely.
Another described the deployment of the USS Chung-Hoon, armed with torpedoes and missiles, as a signal of the Pentagon’s intention to “keep on pressing” China in the South China Sea.
He added: “The timing and the extent have gone beyond what you could call proportionate.” - FOX News
The problem is we are so indebted to China that they have a huge economic grip on us. Every time we burrow money, the vast majority of it comes from China. With the rumblings from Washington that yet another Stimulus may be necessary, where do we thing that money will come from? China. This is a the problem with deficit spending, you give other nations, leverage over you. In this case, a nation that we are not necessarily allied with.
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