A military guy views recklessly resorting to force as losing.
This guy is confident he won’t lose..
Then he's either suicidal or delusional.
China cannot, does not have the ability to protect those islands from the US Navy. And, they know if they fire, all hell will break lose.
Fan Changlong vice chairman of the Central Military Commission: “Nothing reckless. Nope.”
“If those roundeye Yankee running dogs even look at us wrong, we’re going to the mat”
Hung Wa Low, Chairman, Central Military Commission
“Say there, ‘Fan’ and ‘Hung’—if those are your real names.
What are you doing dressed in those ridiculous costumes?”
General Jack D. Ripper, Chinese Embassy
How WW III started ...