France sends navy mission to South China Sea as tensions build in Beijing's back yard
Multiple nations are planning naval exercises in the South China Sea this year - Petty Officer 3rd class Nicholas/Reuters/ France is navigating its own path as an alternative power to China and the US in the South China Sea as the military build-up continues in the Indo-Pacific, one of the world’s most strategic and volatile regions. After sending its nuclear attack submarine Émeraude through the South China Sea in early February, Paris is to deploy its amphibious assault ship, the Tonnerre, and the frigate Surcouf to sail twice through ...
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