China gearing up for East Asia dominance: U.S. commander

By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is "changing the operational landscape" in the South China Sea by deploying missiles and radar as part of an effort to dominate East Asia, a senior U.S. military official said on Tuesday. China is "clearly militarizing the South China (Sea)," said Admiral Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, adding: "You'd have to believe in a flat Earth to think otherwise." Soon after he spoke, the U.S. and Chinese foreign ministers