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The Pentagon's new China war plan
- quanticle 15y agoAm I the only one who finds this article to be somewhat inchoate? It starts out by talking about the Pentagon's refocusing on the Pacific rim and why such a refocusing is necessary. It says that Beijing identifies the US as a threat, rather than a partner. Right after that, however, the article contradicts itself. It says that Beijing is not a threat; Beijing's pronouncements regarding the South China Sea have been misinterpreted and in reality they mean us no harm. So which is it? Is Beijing a real threat to the freedom of the seas in the South China Sea? Or is Washington overreacting to innocuous statements? The author seems to indicate the latter, but the conclusion isn't nearly as explicit as it should be.