3: Military power Flashcards
Military power:
The use of a state’s armed forced to influence other actors
China places:
New anti-ship Dong Feng ‘carrier killer’ missiles on the coast facing Taiwan
China’s international standing:
Has been eroded with the US accusing China of being ‘overly militaristic’
Obama:
Contradicted China’s territorial claims, saying “We will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows”
Obama (2)
Denounced China’s military activities as ‘willfully blind’
China places a:
2014 - $1 billion oil rig 17 nautical miles from the Paracels accompanied by naval vessels
The Economist:
“Aggressive behaviour … undermines China’s more benign efforts to win infleunce”
Donald Trump calls Taiwan:
December 2016