The United States is countering the Chinese Communist Party’s deceptive actions in the Indo-Pacific by accelerating the integration of regional allies into a collective deterrence network, experts say.
Washington and Beijing held their second Military Maritime Consultative Agreement sessions for 2025 in Hawaii from Nov. 18 to 20, Chinese state media CGTN reported on Nov. 22, against a backdrop of intensifying rivalry.
The Chinese navy characterized the discussions—a twice-yearly maritime dialogue between the two nations—as a constructive exchange on air and sea safety dynamics, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
Beijing reiterated its opposition to any actions conducted under “the pretext of freedom of navigation,” a demand that flies in the face of the regime’s own aggressive posture, marked by an expansionist campaign on the disputed Woody Island in the South China Sea and punitive live-fire drills launched amid renewed friction with Tokyo over Taiwan….
Beijing Uses Security Dialogue as Cover for Indo-Pacific Expansion: Analysts
