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Has China Turned Our Left Flank in the Pacific?

Has China Turned Our Left Flank in the Pacific?
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, right, locks arms with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on May 26, 2022. Xinhua via AP
John Mills
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Flanks are important in military operations and struggles between civilizations. Simply put, they’re the left and right endpoints of the defense against the opposition. America wouldn’t be a nation today if it weren’t for Col. Joshua Chamberlain at Little Round Top who defeated the Confederate attempt to sweep around the Union left flank at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 (earning the Medal of Honor).

John Mills
John Mills
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Col. (Ret.) John Mills is a national security professional with service in five eras: Cold War, Peace Dividend, War on Terror, World in Chaos, and now, Great Power Competition. He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. Mr. Mills is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy. He is the author of “The Nation Will Follow” and “War Against the Deep State.” ColonelRETJohn2 on “X”, ColonelRETJohn on Substack, GETTR, and Truth Social
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