trying to address the china challenge, not just through freedom of navigation operations and sailing and flying where international law permits, but shoring up and revitalizing our alliances and partnerships in the region. five of our seven treaty alliances, john, are in the pacific region. those are important to us and they re important to our allies and partners. this article suggests that president xi, and i don t think this would come as a surprise to anybody, is watching what has happened in ukraine. and it quotes senator chris coons from delaware, democrat who is close friends with the president, and steeped in foreign policy, who says one school of thought is that xi, one of the lessons he s learned is to go early and go strong, before there is time to strengthen taiwan s defenses. and he went on to say, we may be heading to an earlier confrontation, more of a squeeze than of an invasion than we thought. what lessons do you think china is learning from what s happening in ukra
The administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong Marcos”, Jr., needs to strengthen its engagement with its traditional allies in the international community in order to ensure a strong push back on the growing assertiveness of China in the West Philippine Sea.
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For decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has abstained from seeking formal alliances. Chinese leaders often invoke the principle of advancing state-to-state relations through “dialogue rather than confrontation [and] partnerships rather than alliances” (对话不对抗、结伴不结盟, duihua bu duikang, jieban bu jiemeng) (Xinhuanet, June 23; Gov.cn, November 22, 2021). The PRC highlights its multitude of strategic partnerships and lack of official …