expansionism

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New Caledonia is central to Macron’s Indo-Pacific strategy and France’s ability to counter China’s expansionism in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024

The US marked its diplomatic presence at the presidential country retreat by brokering a thaw in the relationship of the two pacific nations in the face of growing Chinese expansionism.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023

General Brown and Mr. Austin would advise Mr. Biden on national security matters from the war in Ukraine to China’s military expansionism in the Asia-Pacific region.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

His expansionism, bluster and repression have produced quantifiable results.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

But, as elsewhere throughout America, the progress is somewhat dwarfed by the population pressures and untrammeled expansionism planning must deal with.

From The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior by United States. Dept. of the Interior.