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Naval Power

Riding a wave of superpower strife in troubled waters

July 7, 2025June 19, 2025 by John Rennie Short

How Beijing turned the South China Sea into a ‘bubbling geopolitical hot spot’ with its ‘nine-dash line’

Categories Viewpoint Tags ASEAN, China, Naval Power, News, South China Sea, The Conversation, The Long Read, United States Leave a comment

Naval power replaces ‘people power’ in China’s playbook

August 28, 2024August 27, 2024 by China Factor Staff

President Xi now uses blunt force and coercion to settle the country’s diplomatic disputes

Categories Foreign Policy Tags Communist Party of China, Nationalism, Naval Power, News, President Xi Jinping Leave a comment

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