more naval

The summit ended with agreements to hold more naval and coast guard joint exercises, and pledges of new infrastructure investment and technology cooperation.

“The Chinese are looking for more and more naval bases in the extended Indian Ocean,” said Lt.

That military and economic pressure has continued with more naval and air patrols and halts of preferential tariffs on Taiwan trade last month.

A section added during markup of the bill in June would direct Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to produce a report to Congress in six months on how the military can conduct one or more naval blockades on shipments of fossil fuels bound for China during a war.

A section of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, added by the House Armed Services Committee during a markup session last week, would give Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin six months to produce a report to Congress on how the military can conduct one or more naval blockades on shipments of fossil fuels bound for China during a war.