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Home / China / Helicopter flare up should highlight China’s base instincts
China, Asia

May 7, 2024

Helicopter flare up should highlight China’s base instincts

A new report by the American think tank Defense Priorities makes a clear and persuasive case that China’s naval power is overwhelmingly a threat to other countries when they are operating near China. China’s ability to operate far from home, including far-off Australia, is much more limited.

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