It is hardly surprising that China wants to supplant U.S. power in the region. To the Chinese, the reign of “the middle kingdom” is the natural state of affairs and the past 200 years of Western dominance an aberration. Nor is it surprising that China wants to reshape international security arrangements that the United States established after World War II, when China was too weak to have a say.
What is surprising is the Obama administration’s apparent willingness to accommodate these ambitions. This worries U.S. allies from New Delhi to Seoul.
Robert Kagan and Dan Blumenthal – China’s zero-sum game – washingtonpost.com
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