Washington is not pursuing a forceful strategy towards China but Beijing’s “historic” military build-up is making the US increasingly vulnerable, the Pentagon said in its annual report to Congress on military developments related to China.
“We do not seek to strangle, dominate, or humiliate China … We seek only to deny the ability of any country in the Indo-Pacific to dominate us or our allies,” the 100-page report released on Tuesday said.
“China’s historic military build-up has made the US...
Pentagon says China’s ‘historic’ military build-up has made US ‘increasingly vulnerable’
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Source: scmp.com

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