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| DF-21D Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (File Photo) |
Erich Shih, a military expert from Taiwan, says the United States may withdraw its forces from the Pacific First Island Chain–which stretches from Alaska to the Philippines–to the Second Island Chain in the central Pacific as China's expands its force projection capability, according to the People's Daily.
Various types of DF-21 anti-ship ballistic missiles have been supplied to units of the People's Liberation Army, which may prompt the United States to withdraw its forces further from the Chinese coast, retired Chinese major general Xu Guangyu told state broadcaster China Central Television. The missiles are understood to have the range to attack US military facilities and naval warships in Okinawa, Japan and South Korea.
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