Chinese Buildup Seen as Threat to Region

Chinese Buildup Seen as Threat to Region is about our next (?) candidate for the axis of evil? Of course not. Our economy is tied in to China a little too much. But the war of words are interesting:

"Without a doubt, the direction Chinese military modernization has taken in recent years absolutely represents a growing threat to the U.S.," said Evan Medeiros, an expert on China's military at the Rand Corp. Still, several analysts agreed that U.S. military dominance in the region is secure for at least another decade.
The Pentagon's 45-page report is factual in tone, avoiding inflammatory rhetoric that would paint China as an inevitable foe. But it stresses that Beijing's future course is highly uncertain, and contains detailed charts documenting significant increases in weaponry and military investment.

You know each country has their war mongers. Some of ours talk of crusades and "fighting Satan". China's nutcase Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu states:

...that China would respond with nuclear weapons to a U.S. attack on Chinese territory. U.S. analysts who know Zhu say they believe that his views, which he stressed were just his personal opinions, were expressed with at least tacit approval from China's leaders.
"They think it's good to have a mad dog in your closet who might scare your potential adversaries," said retired Adm. Dennis Blair, former commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, who heard Zhu make similar comments earlier this year. "It always helps your leverage if your adversaries think you might do something stupid."

Taking lessons from some of our leaders.