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China Expands Presence in Contested Waters Using Civilian Instruments

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Rome, June 28 (IANS) China is expanding its presence through infrastructure, civilian, quasi-civilian and dual-use instruments, not just artificial islands and military bases, a report stated.“Beijing is increasingly relying on a diverse set of civilian, quasi-civilian and dual-use instruments that expand its presence in contested waters without requiring a major military escalation,” a report in the Rome-based Indo-Mediterranean Initiative CNKY stated.Discussion about China’s maritime amb…