The 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy considered China a physical threat to its closest partners in Asia

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The 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy considered China a physical threat to its closest partners in Asia

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"It’s a physical threat, potentially, to some of our closest friends and partners in Asia."

"to Taiwan it has territorial claims that threaten our good friend Japan, territorial claims that threaten partners in Southeast Asia, the Philippines, potentially ambitions that even extend onto the Korean Peninsula. So there’s a physical dimension of this that affects our friends and affects Americans that live in that region.”

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The 2022 U.S. National Defense Strategy: Addressing the Chinese challenge

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National security concerns in US-China relations