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• Escalating competition between China and the U.S., expanding beyond direct hostility to include heightened rivalry in various sectors. Both countries are intensifying their competition in high technology, and in the field of regional security (in Asia), they seek new partnerships: China with the Solomon Islands, the U.S. with Thailand and Papua New Guinea.

Such collaborations grant access to military bases in these states, forming partnership blocs in the Asia-Pacific region.

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