“After Chinese state media warned that war with the United States may be ‘inevitable,’ Beijing has published a policy paper detailing how the military will shift its focus from land and coastlines to the open seas. China’s State Council released a white paper today that criticizes ‘external countries…busy meddling in South China Sea affairs’ and sets out an ‘active defense’ military strategy for the country.”
Source: China Warns of ‘Inevitable’ War with US Over South China Sea – Defense One
