"China's new found wealth is coming right out of our pockets. They may be playing politics, but as long as their fortunes come from American consumers, they'll play nicey nice in the long run."

Aunty, I would love to believe this. However, some of my friends are indeed Chinese immigrants, whose parents have opted for Chinese satellite news feeds into their homes. For a few years now they have been buying up the arms that the Russians have been liquidating, all the while, pressing their anti-american sentiment (the chinese, not my friends, my friends are very pro-american). At first this did not seem to be concerning as the Chinese did not seem to have a way to mobilize the troops they have. In the meantime, though, they have been purchasing items from the Russian navy (whatever the equivalent is) and their airforce. And so, I have to wonder, is China gearing up to protect themselves from somebody?? I haven't heard of anyone messing with them besides America (remember the spy plane they knocked down a few years ago?), and if they are not purchasing arms for defense, then who do they plan on striking?