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US Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s just concluded Asian tour came amid fast spiking tensions in the South China Sea, with China deploying its newest aircraft carrier while warning Washington against “flexing its muscles” in the contested waters. Beijing’s threat came in response to the US Navy’s deployment of two littoral combat ships, namely the Independence-class […]
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