Now where have we heard that before, no prizes for the answer but once again we have a toe to toe situation, no surprises that it is China saying, it's ours, go take a running jump at yourselves
Wen Jiabao adamant on South China Sea claim (http://www.smh.com.au/world/wen-jiabao-adamant-on-south-china-sea-claim-20121121-29pd5.html)

Last year you Aussies and the Japanese signed a 'historic military deal' for more cooperative and joint military relations . Does that have anything to do with that non-threat to your North ?

We are cooperating with you too and with Indonesia and India, I wouldn't read too much into these relationships. Asia is on our doorstep so we have more reason than you do to have interests there, You americans have poor memories, we were one of the first nations to bring China in from the cold. Let me know when your politicians start speaking Mandarin

Our pols barely speak English.(except John Huntsman)

Yes I had noticed