China's Military Expansion: Why the West is Anxious - TLDR News

Sign up to Brilliant (the first 200 sign ups get 20% off an annual premium subscription): https://brilliant.org/tldrglobal/ Despite historically being wary of military action abroad, China's PLA appears to be looking beyond its borders at expansion. With Western leaders anxious about growing Chinese might, we take a look at their response and what the consequences might be. 💬 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tldrnewsglobal 📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tldrnewsglobal 🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ tldrnews 🗣 Discord: https://tldrnews.co.uk/discord/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding TLDR Store: https://www.tldrnews.co.uk/store TLDR TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/tldr-spring Learn About Our Funding: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding TLDR is all about getting you up to date with the news of today, without bias and without filter. We aim to give you the information you need, quickly and simply so that you can make your own decision. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by just a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, following, and backing us on Patreon. Thanks! ///////////////////////////// 1 - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Army_installations 3 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_military_bases_of_France 4 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_People% 27s_Liberation_Army_Support_Base_in_Djibouti 5 - https://www.stimson.org/2019/conflict-mediation-chinese-characteristics-how-china-justifies-its-non-interference-policy/ 6 - https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/about-responsibility-to-protect.shtml 7 - https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2019/08/26/the-malacca-dilemma-a-hindrance-to-chinese-ambitions-in-the-21st-century/ 8 - https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/05/07/how-the-west-should-respond-to-chinas-search-for-foreign-outposts 9 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-43707975 10 - http://www.fahamu.org/ep_articles/chinese-naval-base-for-walvis-bay/ 11 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/19/chinese-military-base-uae-construction-abandoned-us-intelligence-report 12 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61329518 13 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/26/us-wont-rule-out-military-action-if-china-establishes-base-in-solomon-islands

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