A few weeks ago, China made its first successful landing on an aircraft carrier. This event, widely covered, has created a new fad of people mimicking the pose of two sailors on the flight deck.
These two sailors, in yellow vests, appear to be catapult or arresting gear officers, or at least that's what the colors would mean on an American aircraft carrier.
Some people are crying jingo, but I don't think this really compares to antics of London's music halls. However, on vacation a few weeks ago, I was flipping though the channels and came across a TV show. The scene involved Chinese soldiers and American soldiers playing paintball.
Of course the Chinese soldiers are triumphant. And the American soldiers, led by a hulking African American NCO, throw a tantrum.
I've been living in China for almost three years now, but I'm only just realizing how ambivalent people are towards America and Americans. America's pivot to Asia isn't going to play well in China. I suspect we're in for a rocky road ahead.
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