The article explores China's foreign policy in the South and East China Seas, which is comparable to the U.S. government's Monroe Doctrine for Latin American countries. Information on the territorial disputes of China with other countries in Asia such as Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines is presented. Other topics discussed include China's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the response of the U.S. State Department to China's actions, and the military relations between the U.S. and China.