Island Chains: Can the US's Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?
China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.
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U.S. bolsters 'second island chain' defense with eye on China
WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as U.S. defense secretary last week, Pete Hegseth embraced America's alliances and reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining robust deterrence in the ...
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No, The First Island Chain Isn’t Lost
Second, the development of Second Island Chain basing enables improved distributed ... notice as it would require mobilizing ...
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Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack
China’s military on Tuesday announced another round of large drills by navy, air, ground and rocket forces around Taiwan, The Associated Press reported. The 44-island Sakishima chain ...
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China surrounds Taiwan with 19 warships and 50 warplanes in snap war drills after slamming island’s ‘parasite’ president
CHINA has launched a fresh round of army ... Taiwan sits in the so-called "first island chain", which includes a list of US-friendly territories that are crucial to Washington's foreign policy ...
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China’s largest coffee chain Luckin Coffee establishes exclusive coconut island in Indonesia
China’s largest coffee chain Luckin Coffee has signed ... Under the agreement, the islands will be named "Luckin Exclusive Coconut Island," according to Global Times. The chain intends to source ...