Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong
Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong
China /  Military

Looking beyond the coronavirus, military powers jostle for dominance in Indo-Pacific region

  • Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence and defiance
  • Analysts warn costly missteps and miscalculations are possible amid rift

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Minnie Chan
Minnie Chan

Updated: 3:10pm, 20 May, 2020

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Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong
Taiwan Strait and South China Sea are settings for China and the US to assert influence with naval displays and military exercises. Illustration: Henry Wong
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