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Burst travel bubbles, Trump, Covid-19 and Hong Kong’s national security law: how This Week in Asia covered 2020, the annus horribilis
JANUARY
The year started much as it would end, with bad news for US President Donald Trump. This time, it was reporter John Power letting the big man down gently, with a report questioning whether America had lost the battle for the South China Sea before it had even begun.
Experts told Power that with its military build-up, maritime militia and island-building activities, China was already capable of controlling the sea in all scenarios short of war with the United States .
Can China dominate the Indian Ocean? Friday, December 25, 2020 By: ET
Today it is legally indisputable that the high seas belong to all. This means China s navy has as much right to ply the Indian Ocean as any other nation, even though it might make countries like India feel a creeping sense of dread.
Likewise, it is a well-established fact the People s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has been sailing in the Indian Ocean far more frequently in recent years, compounded by fears that Beijing is seeking to establish new naval bases on the periphery of this ocean. Yet, is China really trying to dominate the Indian Ocean?
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