CHINA WATCH
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Beijing has temporarily adjusted how its military operates across the Indo-Pacific. This includes less aggressive behavior from flotillas sailing deep into the region and its military engagements inside the first island chain.
But it’s a tactical calibration, not strategic adjustment. President Xi Jinping is making the most of a geopolitical window shaped in part by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The long-term trajectory of Chinese power projection remains unchanged.
