By Ankit Panda, The Diplomat: “In addition to permanently stationing military personnel on Woody Island, China has deployed J-11 fighters, HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles, YJ-62 anti-ship cruise missiles, and other materiels there.”
By David Shambaugh, East Asia Forum: “The strategic sands are shifting in Southeast Asia, as China makes multiple moves while the United States seems on its back foot.”
The World According to Trump and Xi
By Brahma Chellaney, The Strategist (ASPI): “The world’s leading democracy, the United States, is looking increasingly like the world’s biggest and oldest surviving autocracy, China.”