It's all a diplomatic shell game that has been going on for decades now. No news here actually
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Nothing has changed in this fundamental equation, right. We are encircling China via Japan, Taiwan, India, even Russia, etc. We are keeping them contained and they know it. Economically their situation is fragile, the yuan is crap for example. Politically we all know how a rigid communist system can unravel in a hurry. Bush knows all this and in ratcheting up the pressure on No Korea who will soon crumble. Talk about a weak link!
Yes, practically nobody understands that the real reason we fought in Vietnam was to try to hold onto a foothold in SE Asia for possible/probable need in a future conflict with Communist China.