US-China Non-Kinetic Competition

Strategic Geopolitics Digest

Balikatan drills (17k troops+allies) near SCS; China Micronesia seabed mapping/mining near Guam, UN agencies via BRI. Vietnam tilts Beijing; Australia NDS elevates self-reliance. Cyber/econ/proxies ongoing, BRI Hormuz fail.

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Updated Apr 20, 2026

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