What Does That Mean for China?

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China can already project military power quite effectively during peace time by relying on a network of more than 90 ports around the world. The problem for china is that if it wants its armed forces to be able to operate effectively in a conflict far from its shores, then it really needs dedigated facilities where it can station uniform personnel and store weapon s and equipment. In the last three years China has signed a secret deal to use a cambodian navy base. It's tried to negotiate a naval outpost in equatorial guinea. And it's secretly begun building a military facility inside a port in the united arab emerets. That's all according to american off but what we

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