Mickey I. and Mr Harper take note (and the Globe and Mail’s China worshippers):

U.S. takes a tougher tone with China

Curiously, a major beef rather reminds one of another maritime passage (the Americans sure are consistent, eh?):

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Faced with a Chinese government increasingly intent on testing U.S. strength and capabilities, the United States unveiled a new policy that rejected China’s claims to sovereignty over the whole South China Sea…

The decision to confront China on the South China Sea dates back several months, after administration officials noticed that the sea — an international waterway through which more than 50 percent of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage passes each year — had crept into the standard diplomatic pitter-patter about China’s “core interests.”..

Somewhat related:

So now the British own the Arctic? [more here]

Earlier:

Mickey I. upsucking to the deadly Dragon

The end of the world as we know it, China section (plus Mickey I.)

Dragon update, or, die gelbe Gefahr

Update: This growling has nothing to do with any sovereignty claims to the Northwest Passage, however much some may spin it.

Mark
Ottawa