This Chinese Island Holds the Secrets to Beijing’s Massive Naval Expansion | WSJ
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Published 2024-05-29
WSJ spoke to defense analysts who say the upgrades point to Beijing’s preparations for a possible conflict over Taiwan.
Chapters:
0:00 Island of Hainan
0:42 Geostrategic advantages of Hainan
1:07 Submarines and mountain bunker
3:31 Infrastructure expansion
6:15 Expansion in Cambodia
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All Comments (21)
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U.S. lawmakers meet with new Taiwan president amid tensions with China: on.wsj.com/450R97i
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Breaking news.... country with a large coast has naval bases and missiles bases to protect them. Next up, the sun is yellow.
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American has 700 bases around the world and they are concerned over a base outside of china 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
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China can do what ever they want in Hainan Island. It belongs to china.😅😅
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I don't think you can call it "Naval Expansion" unless China has hundreds of oversea military bases and conducts regular "freedom of navigation" sails in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fun fact for Americans who don't know Hainan: Hainan is a province island WITHIN China's territory. So this video is like saying: "How dare the US expand its military bases in Nevada?!"
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The US often claim threatened by Chinese army. But the aircraft or warship encounters often happen at China's doorsteps.
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It's so nice because i shared the video method too, thanks for the easy guide
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oh no china have 1 naval base
lets ignore 700 US military base around the world -
How can China's navy challenge the U.S. navy in the South China Sea? China's navy is not on the coast of the United States.
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How close is this island to the shores of mainland China and mainland US? Why is this a challenge to US navy on the other side of the globe?
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The US didn't adequately handle its unipolar hegemony in the 1990s and early 2000s, now they are grappling with the consequences of a multipolar world. I think it is fair for every country to be prepared to defend themselves and to have strong local influence.
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For the past decade it was a known fact that China was reinforcing its naval forces by integrating military, naval & submarine base on Hainan island as it has strategic value… why is that even surprising? China 🇨🇳 has 1 billion citizens & ensuring their territorial waters remain as such for the future is normal for every sovereign nation.. 🙄
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The speaker be like:
Nuclear 🚫
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Breaking News: A country that has a large island built a significant naval base on said island.
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Hawaii Hold the Secrets to America's Massive Naval Expansion🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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No way! Imagine a country having the GALL to build defense bases to protect its country from imperialist nations- how dare they!
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I'm pretty sure a 5 year old could've give the same if not a better "analysis" than these experts
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Imagine the US has hundreds of bases like this.
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Then why is US developing naval bases around the world? Why is it constructed more than 800 naval bases around the world? There is something hidden intension in them.
