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US Asia-Pacific Illustration: Chen Xia/GT
The US is stepping up its China information monitoring network among its allies and partners by sending to Tokyo an official dedicated to perform such tasks, a first for Washington in East Asia.
This is the latest move by the US in its drive to take China as its most critical strategic competitor, said Chinese analysts.
They warned that the US deployment has an important intention to facilitate not only the collection of intelligence on China, but also the more effective control of its ally system,…