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Seems like China is gearing up for a potential conflict the US. Why do you guys think they choose this particular moment to demonstrate a military capability whose only real target are US military assets?
Stu
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Despite their economy, China is still very much a totalitarian state. China is planning long-term in military matters.
China will utilize the next 20-30 years for strengthening its economy, production capacity, and military. Its buildup is reminiscent of Nazi Germany's military & productivity buildup. The USA will be weakened by its struggle with Islamic terrorists during that time, and this window will be exploited by China. Then, China will very possibly pounce and try to defeat the USA--and possibly next the world.
During the years Chinais building up and the USA is harrassed by Islamic terrorists, China will attempt to slowly exert its own expanding hegemony, and to mildly harass the USA as well, awaiting the opportune moment to strike decisively. If the USA becomes crippled by lack of military and communications satellites, and EMP attacks disable much of theUSA mainland's electronic infrastructure, the USA will be in big trouble as it will no longer possess its huge hi-tech advantage. Then China's conventional weaponry and enormous Army will become a pivotal factor.
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When was the last time China invaded another country? Like 300 years ago?
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Doesn't matter. Patience is a cultural virtue and long-term planning (unlike in America) is a pillar of ancient Chinese philosophy. Time is considered an integral elemental part of strategic conflict as in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Chinese culture has long held that other cultures were barbaric by comparison to its own ("foreign devils"). In the early/mid 20th century, a British ambassador received in all sincerity a letter addressed to him thusly by his Chinese counterpart, "To His Excellency The Chief Foreign Devil Envoy,..."...All cultures are NOT like our own, nor do all cultures hold similar views and values to our own...of course not all Chinese hold such views but you cannot blithely dismiss the effects of thousands of years of cultural influence upon a culture...the Chinese culture holds itself superior to other cultures (and in many ways it truly is).