‘Extraordinary confluence’: What China’s latest military moves reveal about its broader strategy
- BEIJING: In a span of barely two weeks, China has sent bombers with Russia near Japan, kept coast guard vessels active east of Taiwan, launched joint naval drills with Moscow and test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific.
- Analysts say the recent activities reflect a broader effort by Beijing to make a wider range of operations across multiple domains increasingly routine.
- China also wants to signal to the United States and its allies that its growing ability to operate across the region is becoming an increasingly permanent feature of the security environment, they a
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- BEIJING: In a span of barely two weeks, China has sent bombers with Russia near Japan, kept coast guard vessels active east of Taiwan, launched joint naval drills with Moscow and test-fired a missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the Pacific.
- Analysts say the recent activities reflect a broader effort by Beijing to make a wider range of operations across multiple domains increasingly routine.
- China also wants to signal to the United States and its allies that its growing ability to operate across the region is becoming an increasingly permanent feature of the security environment, they a
Sources: CNA