Hyping the China threat only shows the West's anxiety over preserving their global power status, as their influence in Southeast Asia is waning, said Chinese experts. The US is expected to discuss with visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Washington its recent assessment of China, which states that China is a threat to the sovereignty of Australia's regional neighbors, The Australian reported Wednesday. A newly released US intelligence assessment of regional threats facing the US this year states openly for the first time that Chinese political and economic coercion is directly undermining the ... (full story)