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Military Competition in Pacific Endures as Biggest Flash Point Between U.S. and China

FILE -- American Navy pilots during a mission to observe Chinese construction activity on reefs and islands in the South China Sea, Sept. 5, 2018. Trump administration officials are anxious about Beijing’s efforts to assert dominance over Taiwan, the South China Sea and far Pacific islands. They say the U.S. needs to push back. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)