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⚡ BREAKING
Expanding frontiers: what happens if Beijing accelerates its Indo-Pacific push Libya’s False Peace China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe Some US troops cite benefits of Germany presence as Trump threatens pullback Disinformation is Beijing’s weapon. Japan needs more than fact-checking to counter it Expanding frontiers: what happens if Beijing accelerates its Indo-Pacific push Libya’s False Peace China and America Are Courting Nuclear Catastrophe Some US troops cite benefits of Germany presence as Trump threatens pullback Disinformation is Beijing’s weapon. Japan needs more than fact-checking to counter it
⚡ Indo-Pacific

Expanding frontiers: what happens if Beijing accelerates its Indo-Pacific push

Rather than gradually expanding its defence and security engagement across the Indo-Pacific, Beijing may choose to accelerate its trajectory, pushing boundaries to advance its interests and take advantage of a distracted United States. The result ...

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