Much has been made of the U.S.’ efforts to contain China. Central to its strategy is the first island chain, a line of islands comprising the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan that naturally obstruct China’s access to the open seas. And now that Washington is increasingly confident in South Korea and Japan’s ability to […]
The US Strengthens the Second Island Chain
What was once dismissed as unlikely is now a core feature of long-term strategy to contain China.
