The US is developing new military tactics to deter China’s slow but steady territorial advances in the South China Sea, such as more surveillance aircraft and naval operations near contested areas.
The rethink is a response to the low-level incursions China has used to shift the status quo in one of the vital waterways of the global economy. Every year, $5,300bn of goods cross the South China Sea.
The challenge for the US is to find tactics to deter these small-scale Chinese moves without escalating individual disputes into a broader military conflict.
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