Unless China is countered, conflict is a matter of when, not if - opinion
There is growing consensus among government and strategic analysts that the prospect of war between China and the US is increasing.
US NAVY guided-missile destroyer patrols in the Philippine Sea. The destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of an island claimed by China and two other states in the South China Sea in 2016 to counter efforts to limit freedom of navigation, the Pentagon said. (photo credit: REUTERS)ByCARL THAYER
