You’re Gonna Need a Smaller Boat: US Marines Revamp Strategy to Counter China

You’re Gonna Need a Smaller Boat: US Marines Revamp Strategy to Counter China
U.S. Marines currently under 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and members of the Indian military run to shore on Kakinada Beach, India, on Nov. 19, 2019. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Ayers
Simon Veazey
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After nearly two decades of accumulating dust on the streets of Fallujah and Camp Bastion, the U.S. Marines are once again preparing to get their boots wet.

Following the publication of the Trump administration’s 2018 National Defense strategy, the U.S. military has been revamping its strategies to counter Russia and China, in an era of what analysts call renewed “great power competition.”

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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