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China Arming Venezuelan Navy With Anti-Ship Missiles
https://news.usni.org/2020/10/16/china-arming-venezuelan-navy-with-anti-ship-missiles
watch the waters…
Taiwan and Its Radar Capabilities Key to the South China Sea as US-China Conflict Heightens.
Missile Launches Reveal China’s Intentions
On August 26, 2020, the Chinese military test fired four ballistic missiles into the South China Sea. Observers perceived this as a demonstration of China’s resolve to stand strong against US challenges to its announced interests in the area.
The very next day, the US Department of Defense issued a statement saying, “Conducting military exercises over disputed territory in the South China Sea is counterproductive to easing tensions and maintaining stability. . . . The PRC’s actions stand in contrast to its pledge to not militarize the South China Sea.” Then, on September 9, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea “unlawful.” The posturing continued after the United States Under Secretary of State arrived in Taiwan on September 17, when China sent a total of 35 aircraft, including bombers and fighters, across the median line into Taiwanese airspace over the next two days.
The tensions between the two superpowers are escalating, and if this military posturing and wrangling continue, an accidental armed confrontation cannot be ruled out. Why has the South China Sea become such a hotspot of conflict? In short, it is because the United States has decided that the issue of Chinese control of it has become an issue of homeland security.
More here:
https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00627/
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