This is not good.

A security deal with China provides:
1. Increasing reach of SOI
2. Potential next Chinese combat base
3. Legitimacy to its growing combat base campaign.

Article highlighting the demise of US SOI in SE Asia:

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/04/22/the-misbegotten-delusion-that-the-south-pacific-is-a-us-sphere-of-influence/

The only thing slowing down China is its own Covid lockdowns.




[Post edited by reconhokie at 04/24/2022 6:03PM]