Decoding the Confrontational Streak in U.S.-China Relations
| Main Author: | Tambi, Radhey |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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IndraStra Global
, 2019
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https://ojs.indrastra.com/index.php/indrastra/article/view/35 https://ojs.indrastra.com/index.php/indrastra/article/view/35/21 |
Daftar Isi:
- The recently released Missile Defence Review report by the Pentagon is aimed at addressing the challenges posed by the development of the advanced cruise and hypersonic missiles by China. The development of the missile capability and technology as part of Chinese Military modernization is considered not only as offensive in nature but also as a means of denting U.S. primacy in the Indo-Pacific region. A few days back, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the Chinese armed forces to be ready for a battle, which was viewed as a response to the U.S. President Donald Trump signing the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act. In addition to this, due to China’s assertive nature especially in the Western Pacific, U.S. has announced to conduct its first missile drill in Okinawa, which forms a part of the first island chain of China. The shape of things in US-China dynamics portends a relationship which, despite economic interdependence, will be defined by increasing competition and confrontation.