![]() ![]() Nowhere is this concern more real than in the South China Sea. China’s navy is set to grow 40% by 2040 and they currently can acquire weaponry five times faster than the US.Ī J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, May 2023 An Ni/Xinhua ![]() China to 'fight and win wars'?īeijing’s military build-up has been so rapid it’s left many fearful they will move ahead of the US as the world’s strongest military power. This has been happening at the same time China deliberately stoked territorial disputes with India, disappeared a number of senior diplomatic and military figures, and skipped the G20 summit.īut the world can’t afford to make the same mistake it did with Ukraine - where it chose to ignore obvious warning signs that Russia was gearing up for an invasion.Īnd it is very possible China is preparing for war. In fact, this year has seen a significant increase in the level of harassment aimed at The Philippines and other nations in dispute with China over its absurd “nine-dash-line” claim to the entire sea. Last week, members of the Philippines Coast Guard cut through a 1000-foot-long barrier installed by Chinese vessels that was blocking access to the Scarborough Shoal – a group of Filipino islands illegally occupied by China.Ī tense stand-off ensued with Chinese coast guard vessels filmed harassing Filipino fishermen attempting to access the shoal.īut incidents like this in the South China Sea are nothing new. Once again conflict has almost erupted in the South China Sea.
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