US gambles on sea power in Asia-Pacific contest with China
In the massive build-up of its aircraft carrier fleet, the US may be giving China a big advantage.
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Hugh White
Hugh White is a columnist with The Age. He is professor of strategic studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU.
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