Quote Originally Posted by SWJED
7 Feb Washington Times - China's Emergence as Military Power Splits Strategists on Threat to U.S..
So if I understand the above article correctly, when the US pursues foreign markets, foreign direct investment, and foreign arms sales, it is simply pursuing its national interest through security cooperation; however, when the Chinese do it, it is some sort of aggressive move aimed at weakening US interests by destabilizing regional alliances in preparation for the forward projection of the PLA?

As Barnett writes, "until there are equal rules, we are not all equal."