Fishermen on board a small boat pass by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier at anchor off Manila, Philippines, Feb. 17, 2018.
Cary Huang, SCMP: These US-China military tussles are how next world war begins
If the final stage of geopolitical rivalry is military confrontation, the starting pistol may already have been fired
There are increasing signs that escalating tensions in the US-China relationship are spilling over to military-to-military ties.
As US-China relations deteriorate rapidly on a number of critical fronts including trade, technology, human rights and geopolitics, a series of events has inflamed military-to-military ties and increased the risk of direct military conflict between the powers. This year alone, we have seen China disinvited from the 2018 Rim of the Pacific Exercise (Rimpac); the announcement of the sale of US$330 million worth of military equipment to Taiwan; repeated patrols by US bombers and warships through the disputed South China Sea and Taiwan Strait; a near-collision between two warships in the South China Sea; and the Trump administration’s decision to sanction the Chinese military for buying Russian fighter planes and missiles.
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WNU Editor: I am more worried about China going to war against its neighbors, than going to war against the U.S.. And what IMHO has prevented a China - Asian war has been the U.S. military presence and treaty obligations.
