Outdated political mindset

US' actions in Asia belie the claim it is seeking to work with China to create a new model for major power relations

Speaking after the United States and China had concluded their sixth Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, Mike Rogers, chairman of the US House of Representatives' intelligence committee, accused China of "gluttonous, naked aggression" in pursuit of its territorial claims in the East and South China seas and said the US must respond more aggressively to them.

The influential Republic claimed China's actions were "death by a thousand cuts" and said the "brewing clouds of conflict" were "as serious as it gets" at a conference hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.