Chinese Armed Patrols on the Mekong
The recent announcement of a decision by China to join other nations in dispatching armed patrols along the Mekong River should come as no surprise. It comes on the heels of an incident last October when 13 Chinese sailors were killed by suspects who may or may not have been Thai soldiers, and it appears to be a continuation of Beijing’s longstanding cl…
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