After all is said and done, who is really pushing the militarization of the South China Sea, and who is really trying to turn the South China Sea into a tinderbox?
America has time and again enticed and pressured its allies or partners into highly targeted “Joint Military Exercises” and “Joint Patrols.” These activities have aggravated the tense situation in the South China Sea, and it is only as a result of them that China has engaged in the “militarization” of the South China Sea.