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Middle powers urged to become 'indispensable' in US-China rivalry
Original: In US-China rivalry, middle powers urged to be ‘indispensable’ chokepoints
Middle powers are being urged to position themselves as 'indispensable chokepoints' amid intensifying US-China rivalry, according to a South China Morning Post report. The argument suggests countries like those in Southeast Asia can gain leverage by controlling critical supply chains, technologies or sea lanes that both superpowers need, rather than choosing sides in the geopolitical contest.
Why now: Growing debate over how smaller states can protect their interests as the US and China compete for global influence.
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- In US-China rivalry, middle powers urged to be ‘indispensable’ chokepoints · South China Morning Post
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