Chinese militarists direct a fleet of 10 fishing trawlers to intentionally violate Indonesia's Exclusive Economic Zone, then train gunboat weapons on the Indonesian Coast Guard ship that attempts to detain one of them.
The Klingons don't take prisoners, Mr. Saavik.
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UPDATE: Related analysis by Gordon Chang here.
UPDATE #2: Heh. Daniel Drezner describes events such as these as part of China's shrewd "Pissing Off As Many Countries As Possible" grand strategy.
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