China's Overseas Military Footprint: Strategic Bases and Global Reach - Special Episode 21

China is expanding its global military reach beyond its traditional territorial focus through a network of overseas military bases, dual-use facilities, intelligence outposts, and strategic access agreements.This expansion is driven by the need to protect China's growing global economic interests, enhance its power projection capabilities, and challenge US dominance.Beijing often employs strategic ambiguity, leveraging commercial infrastructure and engaging in incremental expansion, which has generated significant concern and scrutiny from the United States and its allies.