Subject: Re: China locks up Japanese F-15s
Yep. It is.

I stand by my prediction of a shooting war before this is over. At this rate, before the decade is out.

They've already scenario-ed this out. Read about it a few weeks ago. We'll lose two carriers, and China will lose pretty much their entire navy (and the war).

It's so unnecessary and stupid, but that's the path Xi is on.