Commentary
Last week’s column, titled “Confronting China’s Rising Strength on the Seas,” addressed China’s military buildup with a specific focus on the huge expansion of the Chinese Navy (PLAN—People’s Liberation Army Navy).
South Korean Navy's destroyer Yulgok Yi I, bottom, U.S. Navy's the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyer Atago, top, sail during a joint missile defense drill among South Korea, the United States, and Japan in the international waters of the east coast of Korean peninsular on April 17, 2023. South Korea Defense Ministry via AP
Austin Bay
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Austin Bay is a colonel (ret.) in the U.S. Army Reserve, author, syndicated columnist, and teacher of strategy and strategic theory at the University of Texas–Austin. His latest book is “Cocktails from Hell: Five Wars Shaping the 21st Century.”
