A Chinese coast guard vessel sails near disputed East China Sea islands on Aug 6. Call them "little green boats". There are three reasons Americans should watch the rising tensions in the East China Sea carefully. When Russia's little green men swiftly took control of Crimea in 2014, it caught many in the Obama administration off guard. The Japanese are warning the US not to make the same mistake with China's little green boats.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 22:41 UTC