Nations unfortunately engage in a lot of belligerant actions that can easily spiral out of control. The long term risk with the USA conducting operations in int

Nations unfortunately engage in a lot of belligerant actions that can easily spiral out of control. The long term risk with the USA conducting operations in international waters around China - which they are perfectly entitled to do so - is that areas of contested territory such as the Spratly islands in the South China Sea could easily become flashpoints for needless conflict.