Looks like Rex T' wants to breathe new life into an old Obama idea--the pivot to Asia:
The former Exxon Mobil CEO said that China’s “illegal” building of islands and equipping them with military assets was “akin to Russia’s taking Crimea” from Ukraine.
“We’re going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed,” he told the hearing.
In response, Wu Xinbo, head of American Studies at Shanghai’s Fudan University said “What’s been built has been built... It should be noted that rising American military pressure could be used to justify China’s military deployment.”
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomac ... nas-access