China plans to extends its military's global reach. Should the U.S. be concerned?

I think you & I are in agreement on this one GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad, this is quickly turning into the new Cold War. We need to keep vigilant, but know that actions are far from happening at this time. The repercussions of any actions would be devastating to the entire world, not just the two countries involved.

China is on the ascension in military power while we are busily disarming.
I am reminded of the world of the 1930s and the results the world suffered as a result.
When America disarms the totalitarians of the world rush in to fill the vacuum.

Eventually, Russia will get the jitters as they grow and the two of them can shake each other down, we can't afford an arms war with China, we need to stop trying to be the policeman for the world, and just take care of our own, and support our real allies. I remember in 1979 a few months before I was supposed to come home, China and Vietnam had been having issues and Russia and China had some kind of border issue happen, we went on the most serious alert of my time in West Germany, people were writing wills. We were told we were going to attack Russia if they started a war with China. Never could figure that one out, but thought I was going to die right before it was time to come home. After all, when I got there as a 17 year old kid, the first thing they did was tell me how we were outnumbered (Might have this messed up after 39 years) 13-1 in men, seven to one in tanks, 4-1 in artillery, or some stuff like that. For the time being, Russia and China have had the enemy of my enemy is my friend going on. But eventually that will end as China becomes a threat to Russia. China needs us, because our money feeds their economy. I suspect sooner or later, Russia will be the one they set off insecurities in. Then again, I was a high school drop out SP-4, so what the bleep do I know about national security and global war anyway, right....