Meh I like to think of McCarthy's visit as an opportunity.
It's not every day that you get to do military exercises next to the real thing. Now China gets to do so yearly.
In terms of messaging, China should say that it's looking to calm things down. It should say that this time the exercises will be smaller, while not actually making them so.
It's not every day that you get to do military exercises next to the real thing. Now China gets to do so yearly.
In terms of messaging, China should say that it's looking to calm things down. It should say that this time the exercises will be smaller, while not actually making them so.




