Don’t worry. Be very happy. Our Admirals will likely continue to invite the Chicoms to tour CincPac
Flt and Pearl. I was highly disturbed to view ChiCom vessels polluting by their presence the sacred waters of Pearl Harbor. If I recall that was the brilliant scheme of the now head of our JCS.
He operated under the lets just get along theory of maneuver and Admiralship. No MAHAN READING IN HIS LIBRARY.
If you look at many of their newer technologies and innovations, they are a direct result of those things.
Since the Clinton administration, and, sadly, through the Bush administration as well (though things have been much better as compared to Clinton) the Red Chinese have erased a 20-30 year deficit and in many areas are attaining parity with us.
There build up can have but one aim...and that will ultimately be to confront us. Right now they can afford to wait though. With Obama in the White House, there is every chance that we will continue to unilaterally down size our numbers in the WESTPAC.