The US has a reputation -- at least in China -- for not being particularly strong or interested or really wanting to or have the ability to defend its interests, so Beijing is going to react badly to this. Yvonne Chiu More Quotes by Yvonne Chiu More Quotes From Yvonne Chiu The US wants to, and I think it needs to, be seen as responsive to developments in the region, and you want North Korea to know that. Yvonne Chiu top-news All this new equipment -- fighter jets, carrier killing missiles, drones -- give China force projection capability. If all you need is regional defense you don't need all this, it signals China's ambition to be a global military force. Yvonne Chiu world
