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Wall Street Journal: How China’s Military Is Flexing Its Power in the Pacific

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Wall Street Journal

China’s military is extending its reach deeper into the Pacific, sending ships and aircraft into new territory in a push that has spurred the U.S. to strengthen defenses and alliances in the region.

A group of Chinese navy ships sailed through the Tasman Sea and around Australia this year, carrying out live-fire drills along the way in a visit that New Zealand’s defense minister called a “wake-up call.”

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July 13 WSJ map of Indo-Pacific using ISW mapping data

Source: Institute for the Study of War