主题：cited article, 中国除了不断地说“不”之外 -- parishg

options.

War is not an option--at least for today's China based on its very poor navy force. Chinese Army is strong, but it can only reach eastern Asia and continental part of the southeast Asia. China can not effectively control the key energy sea routes.

Never ever fight a war where you do not even have a winning chance of 20%.

挤掉美国在Europe 的军事存在而不触发美国比较大的反击

--it has already happened after the end of Cold War. The European integration sped up after 1989. It took Europe 10-15 more years to finally be able to fight face to face with America after 2006.

And most of the fight is through the financial market, with no blood shed.

How long before the U.S. kicked out Britain and overtook the world leadership? Almost 45 years (1890-1945).

Chinese on this forum are long on temper and short on perseverence.

挤掉美国在东亚的军事存在而不触发美国比较大的反击

--everything is possible. If you finally have a large enough consumer market, strong enough economy, solid enough political system and powerful enough Navy/Air Forces.

Rome is not built overnight. What China needs to do right now is to keep the upward trajectory. As Jin Di Wan Tian said: Dou er Bu Puo. The financial market is an even better place for this fight.

No alliance is for ever. You see more and more southeastern Asian nations are shifting in China's favor-- 20 years before, nobody can even imagine that. Who know what will happen to Japan in 20 years?

Stop the treasury note accumulation is just one solid step in the right direction.