A Step Too Far: Why CPGS is the Wrong Answer to China’s Access Challenge
In March 1996, the waters of the Taiwan Strait were roiled by Chinese live missile firings and massive military exercises. Washington answered Beijing’s blunt demonstration of coercive military diplomacy by promptly dispatching two aircraft carriers to the scene… Fifteen years later, the region’s tactical environment could hardly be more different. (Asia Pacific Bulletin)
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In the past few weeks China has made a threatening debut with an anti-ship missile and a stealth fighter jet. New tensions have been building up in the East Asia. China's tough new attitude is causing a counterreaction. S.Korea and Japan have announced closer defense cooperation. Is China on the right track?
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