**FILE** Japanese Coast Guard members sail alongside activists' fishing boat on Aug. 18, 2013, warning the activists away from a group of disputed islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan. Nearly two dozen Japanese nationalist activists and fishermen have sailed to a small group of islands at the center of a territorial dispute with China. They were closely monitored by Japan’s Coast Guard, but there were no Chinese patrols in the area and no incidents were reported. (Associated Press)
Serena Williams reacts after a point against Li Na, of China, during the semifinals of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and China's President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands before their bilateral meeting at the G-20 Summit, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Venus Williams reacts during a second round match against Jie Zheng, of China, during the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, commander of the Pacific Air Forces, has made remarks about U.S. military deployments that China sees as having a "strong Cold War flavor," Beijing's euphemism for anti-communism. (Associated Press)
Li Na, of China, reacts after defeating Sofia Arvidsson, of Sweden, during the second round of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (left) listens Gen. Chang Wanquan, China's defense minister, speaks during their joint news conference at the Pentagon on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Pumped up: Fuel-hungry cars line up at a gas station in China, the world's largest market for autos since 2009. The burgeoning demand is causing China's estimated consumption of oil to surge to 11 million barrels a day next year. (Associated Press Photographs)