U.S. War Games Threaten China's Regional Stability

It would appear that N. Korea isn't the only country that voiced their concern about the joint U.S.-S. Korean military exercise that took place recently. In fact, according to The Los Angeles Times:

...China's state-controlled media have been beating the drums of war with editorials, each more confrontational than the last.

"What will Americans feel if the Chinese or Russian military travel across the ocean to hold their exercises in the high seas not far from the coast of Florida, New York or California?" demanded an editorial writer in Tuesday's English-language China Daily.

It's likely that with the continued rise of China's power, actions undertaken by the United States, especially those that constitute acts of military might within China's immediate sphere of regional influence, will no longer be seen as acceptable. A justifiable reaction when you consider that "[t]he U.S.-South Korean exercises — the largest in more than three decades — involved 8,000 military personnel, 20 warships and 200 aircraft, including the aircraft carrier George Washington."

Only time will tell how this political theater will play out in the future, as the the China-U.S. military dance will continue for some time to come.

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