While we slept during the past several administrations in DC, China has advanced it's hegemony program to what the military calls 'an alarming degree'.
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/11/china-has-built-great-wall-of-sams-in-pacific-us-adm-davidson/?utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=67594397&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--vEyk34i7XHAUc3BcNSw7qBIzWCxOAEZ7GLqMc_Q_vJ7DZbB2TF0HNLpsk-cwUbIg5wfSPgX3H5K9bOAucdTWEIMe5ng&_hsmi=67594397