[john drake]

Exactly; they are probing our reaction to see if they can step it up. Given the incredible brinkmanship of the Obama group, they will succeed in ramping up their influence in Asian waters while US foreign policy dithers and plays with itself by making excuses and cowering and lying to th American people.

[The_Media_never_lie]

The Pentagon and U.S. Pacific Command have sought to develop closer ties to the Chinese military as part of the Obama administration’s Asia pivot policies.

WTF? It the context of this article, this policy does not even make sense.