US Defence Secretary Ash Carter delivered a speech at the US Naval Academy last week, comparing the current tensions in the South China Sea to Cold War rivalries. He also said all of the major players in the region had privately or openly expressed their concerns about China's rise and expansion of its maritime interests.

CCTV's Yang Rui sat down with Professor Zheng Yongnian, director of the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, to find out what he made of those remarks.