Chinese research ships, US Navy active in north Pacific

Rapid militarisation in the northern Pacific receives insufficient attention, a security group says. Photo: AP PHOTO

Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater mapping, were active in the northwest Pacific in October as the United States stepped up military exercises, data from a Guam-based group shows.

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Rapid militarisation in the northern Pacific receives insufficient attention, says the Pacific Center for Island Security, adding it makes island populations a potential target in any great-power conflict.

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