"On the day Trump was inaugurated, China’s military warned that war between the two countries was a real possibility." The tone of the article and the quotes m

"On the day Trump was inaugurated, China’s military warned that war between the two countries was a real possibility." The tone of the article and the quotes make this sound like this is a new scenario. It isn't. It stretches before Threat Vector (Tom Clancy novel) [0], before the 90's pull out by USN in the Phillipines. [1] There is a long history of rivalry in this region where cultures bump into each other. [2] Reference [0] http://www.tomclancy.com/book_display.php?isbn13=9780425262306 http://www.tomclancy.com/book_display.php?isbn13=97804252623... [1] https://www.sofmag.com/the-south-china-sea-standoff/ https://www.sofmag.com/the-south-china-sea-standoff/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracel_Islands#Historical_perspectives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracel_Islands#Historical_per...