Commentary On May 1, the Editorial Board of The Washington Post finally, at first glance, somewhat-kind-of recognized a military threat emanating from Beijing. The Board cooly noted a “series of incremental escalations by Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea,” that are “substantially advancing a strategy for establishing its dominance in East Asia and forcing Taiwan’s surrender.” The Post (WaPo) noted China’s “trawlers” that are “believed to be” under military control and recently “appeared around” Whitsun Reef within the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as well as debilitating daily harassment of the Taiwan Air Force by Chinese warplanes. But the language was a tad diminutive. China’s maritime militia were described as “little blue men” in a “lagoon.” A Chinese aircraft carrier “cruised by the Taiwanese coast” in April. How pleasant! Boating with the Blue Man Group in springtime. The Board further hastened to calm any fears of …