 AP Photo The geopolitical implications of China's first operational aircraft carrier underline that the growing Asian superpower's long-held strategy to counter US military dominance has had a corrosive effect on Western naval confidence. The US Navy should not attempt to shoulder the burden of responding to China's maritime strategy alone. TAGGED: People's Liberation Army Navy, China, United States, operational aircraft carrier underline, United States NavyRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| As in the Cold War, so in the current power play between the United States and China, the rest of Asia will simply not submit itself to the discipline of a bipolar framework. Asia will actively shape and be shaped by the emerging... more ›› |
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