Confident China moves to challenge U.S. in Beijing's backyard | Reuters
Reuters reports: "An assertive China under President Xi Jinping now believes its military
has the technology to at the very least make the United States think
twice before undertaking any military adventures in what China sees as
its backyard. [...] Analysts see three potential arenas for such a showdown - the South China Sea, where China has a series of overlapping territorial disputes with its neighbors, the East China Sea, where remote islets are a source of friction between Beijing and U.S. ally Japan, and any conflict over self-ruled Taiwan."
China appears to be working on third airstrip on disputed South China Sea islets | Reuters
Reuters reports: "China appears to be carrying out preparatory work for a third airstrip
in contested territory in the South China Sea, a U.S. expert said on
Monday, citing satellite photographs taken last week. [...] Security experts say 3,000-meter airstrips would be long enough to accommodate most Chinese military aircraft, giving Beijing greater reach into the heart of maritime Southeast Asia, where it has competing claims with several countries."
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