[robertvance]

Nobody’s worshiping China, here. The State Department looks silly though demanding that China be more transparent about their plans for this new aircraft carrier.

[tanknetter]

Nobody’s worshiping China, here. The State Department looks silly though demanding that China be more transparent about their plans for this new aircraft carrier.

Not so much silly as arrogant. In a decidedly "ugly American"ish sort of way.

So long as its operating within treaties*, China can do whatever it wants. We just have to be prepared for the consequences.

(* should note that the completion of this ship may actually constitute a treaty violation ... or perhaps more appropriately a contractual one. A condition of the sale (from the Ukraine) and passage out of the Black Sea (so Turkey) was that it was supposed to be used as a casino. Not sure whether it's existence as a floating crapshoot constitutes such ... )