Asia’s destabilizer

ALTHOUGH unease with China’s assertiveness across Asia has been a part of our region’s geopolitical landscape for years, the past couple of weeks have indicated that tensions are increasing.

The United States government and high military officials have issued a number of statements expressing serious concern about China’s activities, particularly in the West Philippine Sea, and have called on our Big Red Neighborhood, apparently in vain, to respect freedom of navigation and to stop the militarization of disputed waters.