Control of Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka would provide military advantages, including vital logistics support for China's naval deployments in the Indian Ocean.
Built on a foundation of economic powerplay and military modernization, predictions are for China's territorial assertiveness to continue on land and at sea.
The National Security Strategy cautions that China presents the most consequential and systemic challenge to the US and the free and open international system.
US Navy F35Cs and F/A18s flew over USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Philippine sea as Japan’s FM Hayashi and US Ambassador Emanuel arrived.
