Are we entering the critical phase in the Great Power competition between America and China? The answer seems to be affirmative, based on a new Pentagon report released recently. The report — submitted to Congress by the Department of Defence and titled Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China — provides new insights into China’s military restructuring and more aggressive posture in the Indo-Pacific region.Given its importance, all countries in the region ought to take notice. Predictably, some of the coverage in the American media has been breathless — seemingly surprised at the idea that America’s great rival is training for a military conflict with it. – ABC News