Coercion
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South China Sea: Beijing’s ‘low-intensity coercion’ and Southeast Asia’s response
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Coercion, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy, USAThis week the annual report to the US Congress on China’s Military Power was released. It noted Beijing’s use of ‘low-intensity coercion’ across the South China Sea and East China Sea. Its assessment stated that: China often uses a progression of small, incremental steps to increase its effective control over disputed territories and avoid escalation to military […]