You may not have noticed, as ISIS expands its reach across Iraq and Russia fuels conflict in Ukraine, but the odds of an armed confrontation between the United States and China just dramatically increased. Modal TriggerAfter years of ignoring China’s growing assertiveness in Asia, the Obama administration has been taken unaware by a major land and power grab by Beijing.Over the past several years, China has steadily expanded its territorial ambitions, including a claim that the entire South China Sea is under its dominion.The sea is one of the world’s most strategic bodies of water. It contains crucial sea lanes, …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research