What China dangerously underestimates about America's interest in the South China Sea

Last week one of the U.S. Navy's newest patrol aircraft, a P-8A Poseidon, took off from an air base in the Philippines and flew due west. Over the shimmering blue green waters of the South China Sea, the plane was hailed by a voice warning the crew they were nearing Chinese territory and should immediately leave. The incident didn't occur near what most people consider China -- mainland China was hundreds of miles away. It occurred near three tiny islets in the South China Sea: Subi Reef, Fiery ...