Quote Originally Posted by Taffy_is_a_Taff
it's not just China that's building up its military, it seems like the whole of east Asia is doing that.

Japan is a good example of a friendly(to the west) country that's suddenly decided to get a decent military.
Facing what they face, and the diplomacy as sour as it is, can you blame them? Don't think the Chinese have forgotten the Japanese holiday in Manchuria. They HATE the Japanese, and would overrun the islands in a heartbeat if they thought they could. This is pretty universal, from what I could determine. It's to the point where my company will not allow our Japanese employees to travel to China, even on business for Japanese companies that are opening shop in China (such as Panasonic). They know if they send Japanese sales guys over, the deal will be nixed.