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Title:
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U.S., India, Japan Plan Joint Naval Exercises Near South China Sea
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Author:
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Niharika Mandhana
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Source:
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The Wall Street Journal
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Date:
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March 3, 2016
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Description:
- The U.S., India and Japan will conduct joint naval exercises in the northern waters of the Philippine Sea, an area close to the East and South China Seas where Beijing is locked in an increasingly tense standoff with Washington.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Who's worried about China now?
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Author:
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Heather Long
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Source:
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CNN Philippines
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Date:
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March 2, 2016
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Description:
- New York (CNNMoney) — China's economy is getting sicker, but investors around the world no longer seem to care.
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Title:
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Rising Dragon: What Lies Behind China’s Multi-Billion Global Investments
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Author:
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Sputnik News
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Source:
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Sputnik International
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Date:
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March 1, 2016
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Description:
- The Chinese government has invested hundreds of billions of dollars into soft power which is one of the priorities in country’s development. Despite the fact that Beijing still falls short of the US and Europe in promoting its culture abroad some significant progress has been made.
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Title:
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Can China’s Infrastructure Bank Transform the Region?
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Author:
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Salman Rafi Sheikh
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Source:
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Asia Sentinel
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Date:
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March 1, 2016
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Description:
- The Asian Infrastructure Bank, the brainchild of Chinese leader Xi Jiping, is being increasingly projected as an anti-World Bank and International Monetary Fund institution. But that is far from reality. Instead of challenging the old establishments, the AIIB, as it is known, seems to really fit into the global financial system.
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Title:
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Japan signs pact to supply defense equipment to Philippines
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- Japan has signed an agreement to supply defense equipment and technology to the Philippines, the first such Japanese defense pact in a region where the U.S. allies have been alarmed by China’s aggressive advances in disputed territories.
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Title:
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China Urges U.S. to Stand down on South China Sea Issue
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- China on Monday urged the United States to not position itself as the "international judge" on the South China Sea issue.
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Title:
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South China Sea Controversy 2016 Update: Japan And Philippines Sign Defense Agreement Amid Regional Uncertainty
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Author:
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Lydia Tomkiw
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- Militarization, South China Sea, Japan-Philippines Relations, News Japan will supply the Philippines with defense equipment after leaders from the two nations signed an agreement Monday as tensions remain high in the disputed South China Sea region, the Associated Press reported.
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Title:
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Duterte tells China: Build us a railway and let’s set aside differences for a while
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Author:
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Germelina Lacorte
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- DAVAO CITY – “Build us a railway just like the one you built in Africa and let’s set aside disagreements for a while,” presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte told China.
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Title:
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Wang blunt on misperceptions of South China Sea
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Author:
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Chen Weihua
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Source:
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China Daily USA
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- When Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Washington last week, US news media were reporting on Chinese military facilities spotted in some islands and reefs in the South China Sea. The news was leaked by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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Title:
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Philippines: Does China think it's above the law?
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler Philippines
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Date:
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February 29, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Monday, February 29, slammed China after the Asian giant said it is actually abiding by international law by rejecting Manila's historic case over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
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Title:
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ASEAN concerned about South China Sea tensions
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Author:
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February 28, 2016
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Source:
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The BRICS Post
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Date:
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February 28, 2016
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Description:
- A senior Chinese commander said late Sunday that his country is ready to defend its “sovereignty” and neutralize any threat in the South China Sea. Local Chinese media reported that General Wang Jiaocheng of the People’s Liberation Army said he is committed to ensuring maritime security and protecting Beijing’s “rights and interests” in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Could Military Buildup In South China Sea By China Lead To US Response?
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Author:
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Adam Lidgett
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Source:
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International Business Times
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Date:
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February 27, 2016
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Description:
- With China rapidly building up its military in the South China Sea, leaders from different branches of the United States military this week said the U.S. may have to respond by reconfiguring ships and forces deployed in the Pacific Ocean, Stars and Stripes reported.
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Title:
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Australia unveils 2016 Defence White Paper: Here's what it means for the Asia-Pacific region
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Author:
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Karan Pradhan
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Source:
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First Post
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Date:
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February 27, 2016
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Description:
- If the Asia-Pacific picture wasn’t complicated enough already, Australia’s 2016 Defence White Paper (see below) is likely to make matters a whole lot murkier. Aside from a proposed 84 percent increase in its defence budget over the next decade (from $23 billion in 2016-17 to around $42.4 billion by 2025-26), the white paper’s references to the South China Sea are likely to cause ripples in the region — particularly in Beijing.
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Title:
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ASEAN says seriously concerned about rising South China Sea tensions
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Author:
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Simon Webb
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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February 27, 2016
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Description:
- Southeast Asian nations expressed serious concern on Saturday about growing international tension over disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Say it like it is
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Author:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Source:
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Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Date:
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February 27, 2016
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Description:
- Days after news came out that China has deployed not only fighter jets but also antiaircraft missiles and radar to the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea, and even after the United States has also publicly expressed alarm at China’s increasing militarization, which is “changing the operational landscape” of the area, according to Adm. Harry Harris Jr., head of the US Navy’s Pacific Command, none of the five candidates seeking the presidency of the Philippines has presented a definitive policy statement on the issue.
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Title:
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China cautions Australia over defense cooperation with Japan
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Author:
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Ben Blanchard, Reuters
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Source:
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InterAksyon.com
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Date:
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February 17, 2016
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Description:
- China urged Australia on Wednesday to take into account the feelings of Asian countries as Sydney contemplates buying a fleet of submarines from Japan in a deal worth as much as A$40 billion ($29 billion).
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Title:
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CebuPac expands China operations
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Author:
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Darwin G. Amojelar
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- Cebu Pacific plans to expand its operations in China amid the recovery of the tourism market between Beijing and Manila.
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Title:
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Need to reestablish US bases in the Philippines
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Author:
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Mauri Gia Samonte
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- But in regard to the Philippines, the US had lost a stable foothold with the abrogation of the Military Bases Agreement in 1991. The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) which after a time had been made to supplant the bases agreement, though effectively invoked by the US from time to time to deploy US troops in the country for ostensible exercises with AFP soldiers, certainly does not suffice US requirement for permanent military bases in the Philippines like Clark and Subic in the past. Such requirement becomes particularly urgent considering the need to re-deploy in the immediate term some 8,000 US troops from Okinawa, Japan.
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Title:
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China to PHL: Distance not a basis to determine sovereignty
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Author:
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Reuters
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 26, 2016
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Description:
- Distance is not the standard to determine territorial sovereignty, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday at the US Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., refuting the disputed claims made by the Philippines on the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Revealed: America's Backup Plan in Case of War with China
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Author:
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Robert Beckhusen
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Source:
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The National Interest
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Date:
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February 25, 2016
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Description:
- The United States can no longer count on its Pacific air bases to be safe from missile attack during a war with China. On the contrary, a 2015 paper from the influential RAND Corporation noted that in the worst case scenario, “larger and accurate attacks sustained over time against a less hardened posture could be devastating, causing large losses of aircraft and prolonged airfield closures.”