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CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - America’s big chance to roll China out of the Solomons

Originally posted by Asia Times

Change of government represents “Wale” of a chance to assert influence and blunt China’s advances in strategic Pacific nation Admiral Samuel Paparo commands USINDOPACOM, home to over 300,000 sailors, soldiers, airmen and marines in an area of operations extending from the US west coast to India. Paparo also has the clearest sense of the Chinese threat of any USINDOPACOM commander since Admiral Robert Willard, who was in charge from 2009-2012. Yet, in some Pacific Island nations, he has less influence than the head of any Chinese-owned timber, fishing, mining or construction company. How so? Paparo or another senior officer might show up for a day or two each year, if that, and meet with top officials, declaring their excellent…Open

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Sourcehttps://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/americas-big-chance-to-roll-china-out-of-the-solomons/
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CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - A China move now on Taiwan would be an enormous gamble

Originally posted but Asia Times

Xi might decide now is the time to make his move while the Americans are occupied in Iran – but there are a host of negatives “The Iran war weakens deterrence in Asia, undercuts confidence of US allies and partners, and makes conflict with China more likely.” That’s become an article of faith among those opposing the US fight with Iran. The US military – the navy in particular – is indeed smaller than it should be, and much American combat power is deployed to the Middle East. There is no deployable aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific, and the sole forward-based Marine amphibious unit, the 31st MEU, is deployed to Iran. As troubling, the Iran war is draining war stocks – especially long-range precision missiles and…Open

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Sourcehttps://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/a-china-move-now-on-taiwan-would-be-an-enormous-gamble/
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