China Projects Invasion Power to the South Pacific, Trumps Empty AUKUS

China Projects Invasion Power to the South Pacific, Trumps Empty AUKUS
A group of naval vessels from Russia and China conduct a joint maritime military patrol in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, in this still image taken from video released on Oct. 23, 2021. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters
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The Chinese regime has escalated its effort to achieve military and political dominance in the Pacific by demonstrating its potential to deploy dominant force to the South Pacific, intimidate Australia and New Zealand, exploit its position in Antarctica to better control low Earth orbit, and support new hypersonic weapons.

Rick Fisher
Rick Fisher
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Rick Fisher is a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
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