Rising Red Tide: China Encircles U.S. By Sailing Warships In American Waters, Arming Neighbors -- Bill Gertz, Washington Times/The Washington Free Beacon
China has been quietly taking steps to encircle the United States by arming western hemisphere states, seeking closer military, economic, and diplomatic ties to U.S. neighbors, and sailing warships into U.S. maritime zones.
The strategy is a Chinese version of what Beijing has charged is a U.S. strategy designed to encircle and “contain” China. It is also directed at countering the Obama administration’s new strategy called the pivot to Asia. The pivot calls for closer economic, diplomatic, and military ties to Asian states that are increasingly concerned about Chinese encroachment throughout that region.
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My Comment: These are still small steps by China .... it is what may be coming next that is raising concerns in Washington.
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