Me and another poster here long ago had a running discussion on the Chi-Com "String of Pearls" plan, they want to span from Africa to the Middle East to all of Asia as their sphere of unchallenged authority with military and commercial bases for land, air and sea. Everything they do from facilities, hardware, grabbing contested island and making new islands is all part of this strategy. Apart from supporting Japan, South Korea and the Philippines US Presidents have done little to nothing or in Clinton and Obama's case worse than nothing...and only Reagan stood openly with Taiwan. Everybody missed opportunities with India...and they are the key...and left it to be a Navy problem...and little if any time remains to rectify the flow of history.