Political Motives Behind U.S. Military Operations in South China Sea

With the deployment of advanced weaponry and coupled with extensive media coverage, the US military has put on a show similar to a Hollywood blockbuster. But war is not imminent: The US simply hopes to increase China’s costs for such sovereignty-defending activities through military, political, diplomatic and media tools – and embarrass China diplomatically.

Hu Bo Research Fellow, Institute of Ocean Research of Peking University via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1q1IiNT