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Senior American military officer says China seeks to keep the U.S. out of the Pacific

UNITED States — The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff says China’s military buildup in the South China Sea is intended to dissuade America’s Navy from operating in the region. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, “It is very clear to me that those capabilities that are being developed are intended to limit our ability to move into the Pacific or to operate freely within the […]