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China’s Missile Deployment on Disputed Isle Validates Obama’s Concerns

China’s militarization of Woody Island will make it more difficult for other countries to challenge China on legal grounds and has the support of Chinese domestic public opinion.

by Vikram Nehru
published by
NewsAsia
 on February 17, 2016

Source: NewsAsia

Richard Bitzinger, a senior fellow and coordinator for the Military Transformation Program at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and Carnegie’s Vikram Nehru give their take on China’s deployment of surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea.

This interview was originally broadcast by NewsAsia.

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