So, how would the US react to China sending a huge military force 7,000 miles to within a very close proximity to our forces and our mainland? Wouldn’t we be pretty squirrely?
“So, how would the US react to China sending a huge military force 7,000 miles to within a very close proximity to our forces and our mainland? Wouldn’t we be pretty squirrely?”
Not comparable. China is trying to exert territoriality over the South China sea and the US is maintaining them as international waters. They are basing this on artificial islands and islands claimed by other countries.
US monitors our coastal waters with the Coast Guard. If China sent a carrier group here, we’d meet them and escort them wherever they go—with two more carrier groups. I think we have 12 or 13.
I doubt they have the logistics chain to sail here.
Define "close proximity. Do you mean close proximity like how close China is positioning it's troops along the Indian border? Do you mean close proximity like China is flying planes over Taiwan airspace? How about as close as China is placing it's forces to the Spratly Island Sea or near the Senkaku Islands?
Or do you mean what if China had some warships in International waters like our warships are? Please clarify what you mean by close proximity.