December 7, 2016
With little resistance, China incrementally annexes the South China Sea
while embarked on a naval buildup inversely proportional to the smallest U.S. fleet since 1916,and further aggravated by China’s ability, once its naval technology matures, to surge production in its 106 major shipyards as opposed to America’s six. More importantly, China is expanding its nuclear forces—to what extent we do not know, because the Chinese program’s infrastructure is hidden within 3,000 miles of tunnels largely opaque to U.S. intelligence. As if China were not a major rival, the Obama Administration, ever infatuated with accords, has made no effort to include Beijing in a nuclear-arms-control regime. Why not? Defense Is Missing in Action
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 7, 2016 8:10 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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The only good thing is the Chinese aren't very inventive. But I guess, neither were the Japanese and they caused us a lot of trouble 75 years ago.
Posted by: BillH at December 8, 2016 8:37 AM
Mark Helprin is one of the foulest of the war-mongering neocon pieces of shite.
Posted by: Bill Jones at December 9, 2016 10:29 AM
From Lao Tzu to Mao, the Chinese don't have much naval history in their background. Naval warfare isn't at all like fighting and hiding behind the next tree. And today, massive fleets are more a detriment than a power base.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at December 9, 2016 12:40 PM