China Predicts A Naval War With The U.S.

A top military publication in China has warned that the US may be risking an armed confrontation by undertaking a joint military exercise with the Philippines amid maritime tensions between Manila and Beijing over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The military drills involving nearly 7,000 US and Philippine forces, which began in the South China Sea Monday, has intensified the standoffish atmosphere between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal, also known as the Panatog Shoal.