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.
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- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
