China recently made several unusual military moves in the broader Pacific rim. From July 10 to July 15, the Shandong carrier strike group of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) engaged in exercises involving hundreds of sorties of fixed-wing and rotary aircraft in waters east of the Luzon Strait. Meanwhile, on July 11, four Chinese […]
Explaining China’s Unusual Maritime Activity
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