[coupdejarnac]

China IS asserting control of territory claimed by other countries. Do you deny this? Whether or not China can justify their actions, other countries will be provoked.

Just face it, Xi is steering China towards another big leap backwards. All the foreign provocation is distracting from serious domestic issues.

[FooBarWidget]

Again, that is completely missing the point. The Malaysian minister just blasted this attitude last week. Every country around there is asserting control over every other's country's claims, and they all have overlapping claims. This isn't "China vs the rest", it's "everybody quarrels with everybody else" and thus it cannot be peacefully solved by one-sidedly focusing on just one party.

Malaysia and Indonesia responded to AUKUS with alarm, do you deny this?

[coupdejarnac]

I can't take your replies seriously.

[FooBarWidget]

You don't have to take my word for it. Try professor Kishore Mahbubani, ex-UN Security Council head, accomplished Singapore diplomat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg8TmKuaYAQ&t=2m48s