Bob:

Posting those links here would be helpful. Though from the nature of your response they post their interests. That is not what I am interested in.

So, we have one question answered. Red China determines what their sphere of influence is. None of the other questions were answered though. Statements about what their interests are do not define the nature and extent of a sphere of influence. It is important that you define what you mean, pretty exactly, when you say sphere of influence. It is important because from what you write, it seems to me that you think it proper that the Red Chinese expect us to defer to them within their sphere of influence so we had better have a good idea of what that means.

So, I restate my questions, except the one about who determines what Red China's sphere of influence is. Your answer on that one is Red China.