The CHN/ China thread

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

USA is up to a tough job, trying to convince countries around South China sea that they have to give up.
I doubt countries like Japan, Philippines and Vietnam would let China take all this which belong to everyone.

What can they do? Nobody of them is strong enough to survive a war with China at sea and in the air. Even if they build a defence union, I do not see that. Not to mention that China will not limit hostilities to purely traditional military means. Cyberattacks. Currency wars. Market manipulations. China will push them against the wall, and already does so.