Re: US exaggerating China threat?
They can try, they can educate, but nothing replaces hands on experience passed down over many prevailing years. This is an issue you have not examined.
Furthermore there is more problems is using some rivers for a major construction (as an Air Craft Carrier is) than solutions. Then you must also consider that the United States also has much more coastline than your even considering, West Coast, East Coast... sure... Alaska and Hawaii as well though need to be considered. Finally what about allies? If China goes imperialistic, declares war for sake of treasure and lands, then would not traditional enemies of China join traditional friends of the United States for purposes of war? The total land on Ocean mass then far exceeds what China would likely be able to conquer for over 20 years assuming they some how held a land advantage.
However I think if China launches a war outside of Taiwan then other nations are going to assume they are next, and form a pre-emptive alliance tying them all together. So when you hit the next place, your going to find India's armies marching up the back, with US navies at your ocean side, while Russia sits back and laughs.
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