Hu's Smiling Now?

China seems to be alarming the nations of Southeast Asia with their claims in the South China Sea and their elevation of winning these claims to the same level as controlling Tibet and Taiwan.

Huh, it seems like only yesterday that experts were all tingly-legged at how the Chinese were charming the Southeast Asians with their soft power--their "smiling diplomacy."

Hu Jintao's smile was just a tactic. The same expression is more threatening with fangs.