On March 21, TX Hammes, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, published an issue brief through the Atlantic Council, entitled ‘Chinese exploitation of overseas ports and bases’ in which he detailed the threat posed by aggressive Chinese investment strategies globally to US national security. Further, Hammes argues the inability to react to recent Chinese actions will strengthen China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ability to challenge US naval supremacy, which will increase their chances of victory in a future armed conflict.
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