China aims to control the 'second island chain', an area extending from the Kurils through Japan, the Bonins, the Marianas, and the Carolines, to secure East Asian sea routes.

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• Person: Not available Organization: SWP
  Strategic Rivalry between United States and China

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• Strategic Rivalry between United States and China www.swp-berlin.org SWP via serper

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