There is increasing talk of U.S. military options against China in military, economic, academic, and government venues. This discussion follows chiefly from China’s incrementalist military tactics of territorial acquisition in places like the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Arunachal Pradesh region of India. So, states considering these risky steps should consider whether such risk of war is justified. China occupied Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in 1995. Economic sanctions against China would be another minimum means, should be pursued simultaneously, and would be justified by a similar line of argumentation.

Source: Forbes January 28, 2017 22:19 UTC