Source: China – South China Morning PostAmerica’s view of China as a “pacing threat” has shaped its defence priorities as the military seeks to maintain an edge over a rapidly modernising PLA. In the last of a three-part series on how US budget tensions will affect efforts to deter China, we look at Trump’s massive funding request aimed at turbocharging naval construction. Read the rest of the series here.
US President Donald Trump aims to invest tens of billions of dollars to revitalise American shipbuilding, as China’s rapidly…Read More