Senior Fellow John Lee, who is also an adjunct associate professor at the University of Sydney, discusses the forces that are contributing to the escalation of tensions in the East and South China seas.
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This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)