中国的方针体现了中国将军张召忠今年所提出的“卷心菜”战略：发出领土主张，并逐渐以多层次安全带包围主张地区，从而阻止对手进入。
China’s approach reflects what the Chinese general Zhang Zhaozhong this year called a “cabbage” strategy: assert a territorial claim and gradually surround the area with multiple layers of security, thus denying access to a rival.