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The US 7th Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, warned US leadership China can soon surround and blockade the island of Taiwan. “They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that,” he said.
NEWSWATCH BLURB:
U.S. Pacific fleet commander warns expanding Chinese military could now blockade Taiwan – www.washingtontimes.com
Excerpt:
China now boasts a large navy with enough surface warships to blockade rival Taiwan, according to the commander of the U.S. Navy’s frontline fleet.
“They have a very large navy, and if they want to bully and put ships around Taiwan, they very much can do that,” Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
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