The withdrawal of the American Seventh Fleet into the Western Pacific Ocean seemed to indicate a change in their policy towards China. 

“A fire broke out aboard a secondhand destroyer ship owned by the Philippines after a severe malfunction had occurred mid-cruise. This was presumably due to poor maintenance…” 

This was how the Chinese media had reported the incident above the waves of the South China Sea. In fact, most news outlets in the world had reported the same thing. No one reported the truth. 

The truth was often hidden behind closed doors and America had doors of iron. If the American government had wished to keep it away from the media, all they needed to do was to pressure the Philippines. The latter wouldn’t dare to go against them for they did not possess that courage and strength. 

The chaos that happened in the southern waters was calmly settled by China, America and the Philippines. However, the solution was evidently temporary. It wasn’t difficult for China’s strategists to analyze America’s next step. It was almost certain that the country would be dispatching more intelligence...