In recent years, China has become increasingly assertive in its territorial disputes with Japan and other countries around the South China Sea. Indeed, Chinese leaders claim the South China Sea and the Yellow Sea as “core” national interests and openly express displeasure at the presence of US naval forces in these waters.
站在美方的立场上，中国军力的快速增长和缺乏透明度值得引起严重关切。近几年来，中国与日本和其他国家在南海主权问题争端上越来越强硬。事实上，中国领导人宣布南海和黄海是中国的“核心”国家利益，公开谴责美国海军在上述海域出没。