Thursday, November 12, 2009

Opinion

Is China Testing the Obama Administration?

U.S. national intelligence director calls Monday's incident the worst in eight years

Posted March 11, 2009

On Monday, five Chinese ships came dangerously close to a U.S. Navy surveillance ship in waters off China's coast. Speaking before the Senate Armed Services committee yesterday, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair referred to the incident as the worst harassment between the two countries in eight years. Chinese policies seem to be "more military, aggressive," he said. "That is a trend that we are seeing." Is China testing the Obama administration? Was Monday's incident a sign of changing waters in the relationship between the U.S. and China? Or was it an accidental confrontation and nothing more? Post your thoughts.

Previously: Is Obama Placing Science Before Politics?

Reader Comments

Let's put it in this way

Replies all comes from chinese

may be american can't say a word to this

that's why you need be more far away from our zone

Let's put it in this way

Not so sure about this, but I wonder why does the U.S. wander around everywhere in the World? An angel of Peace? Woops...

STOP

what will be US army's reaction if another country's ship is near US Navy Base?

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