Why Should We Care if China is Salami-Slicing Its Way Out of the First Island Chain?
About This Episode
Ray and Jim speak with Brad Lendon, CNN’s senior news desk reporter for global military affairs, on China’s expanding coast guard presence beyond the First Island Chain, examining Beijing’s new claim to the Philippines’ Batanes province, maritime “salami slicing” tactics, radio challenges to commercial vessels and what these developments could mean for Taiwan, regional security and U.S. defense strategy in the Western Pacific.
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