Nice, I agree with you. When two sides get closer and closer, first thing both sides to see was negative part of both sides, so friction and misunderstood are common.
Thanks that Western power under UN flag stopped. China just stand out of rubble of WW2 and civil war, and still has to deal with Taiwan, but forced to stop combined Western powers move from south. I admire Chinese leadership that time, without that China will facing another dark years.
Like you said it is about China, not Hawaii or Canada. Why you crying about, and why you bragging about NATO here? You try 'feeding' everyone here with your logic? Bring your NATO rubber duck somewhere else.
Poor South Korea, they didn't know what they just awaken. SK should know this not Korean peninsula matter anymore, but cover North East Asia and entire Asia. Last Joint drill by SK and uncle Sam rising the tension.
Both Korea if wanna see each other as brother should stop watch TV and read newspaper, meet each other, talking and drink some beer, dancing together regularly. See each other from mass media as threatening bear everyday is silly.
US discomfort with China rising, they will work on any pretext against China, but they know for sure cannot deal with China issue alone. For China itself, rising China only right answer for her own future challenges.