Nikkei Asia

China’s advantage over the U.S. in theater-range missiles in Asia could enable it to “intimidate” frontline states like Japan during a crisis over Taiwan, according to an expert specializing in China’s military strategy.

In an interview with Nikkei, Toshi Yoshihara, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, said that Washington has “few symmetrical or in-kind options” to match the rapid growth in Beijing’s intermediate-range arsenal described in the Pentagon’s recent report on China’s nuclear buildup.

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