That said, what is good for the goose is good for the gander. If China has to accept the harder implications of such rule sets, so do the United States and the other defenders. If China agreed to a rule set permitting attacks on directly engaged forces, this definition would likely include at least some air and naval bases in the United States as well as cyber and space assets. The defenders should therefore propose and seek acceptance only of rule sets that are advantageous and whose implications they can live with.
