Nice post in 108.
But I think I will add that sending a ship like Cowpens to shadow the only Chinese carrier they have is provacative.
I want to say that having USA get into a shooting war with China has to be the best dream that Islamic nationalists could ever want. It would destroy western monetary system, and capitalism in general. It would also engage the Buddhists vs. the Christians leaving Islam in contro.
Although I am not eager for another war--either with China or with any other country--I do find myself wondering: Why might any such war "destroy [the] western monetary system" and/or destroy "capitalism in general"?
It's kind of funny that China would pick non-Muslim or moderate Muslim countries to expand against. Would anyone care if China made either Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan a Chinese province? Maybe you should counsel your co-ethnics about the folly of encroaching upon the territory of Dar al-Harb.