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COLUMN | Beijing’s evolving multi-pronged strategy in the South China Sea [Naval Gazing]

A China Coast Guard patrol ship blocks the passage of the Philippine Coast Guard multi-role response vessel BRP Malabrigo while the latter is escorting a resupply effort to forward-deployed Philippine troops on the disputed Spratly Islands, June 30, 2023. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard)

China’s headlong maritime expansionism depends heavily upon achieving dominance of the South China Sea (SCS) and its environs. This dominance demands the establishment of control of many areas of the sea that are currently claimed by other nations. Beijing’s chosen tools to negate such claims are...

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