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Illustrative context · U.S. Navy / Nathan Burke · 23 November 2015 · Public domain Image source
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873 preserved records Snapshot 15 October 2026
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Xinhua News Agency Xinhua Military (新华军事) · Simplified Chinese China DeskAwaiting screening
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Xinhua News Agency Xinhua Military (新华军事) · Simplified Chinese China DeskNot selected for analysis
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Western Imagery Chronicle | Tempering the Blade Among the Clouds, Honing the Sword Across the Vast Sky
西部影像志｜云端淬刃 砺剑长空
Xinhua News Agency Xinhua Military (新华军事) · Simplified Chinese China Desk
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CMC Political Work Department PLA Daily (解放军报) · Simplified Chinese China Desk
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Indo-Pacific Record Briefs · No. 18
What Is Being Built in Laos?
Vietnam’s digital-identity handover and China’s military training center reveal different kinds of cooperation—and how little a completed project necessarily tells us about enduring influence.
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Indo-Pacific Record Briefs · No. 15
Maritime Cooperation 2026: One Exercise, Two Official Accounts
Singapore places the exercise within wider naval relationships. Its closing account and China’s ministry emphasize bilateral trust, while their starting dates remain unresolved.
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