Vikram Nehru
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China’s Missile Deployment on Disputed Isle Validates Obama’s Concerns
China’s militarization of Woody Island will make it more difficult for other countries to challenge China on legal grounds and has the support of Chinese domestic public opinion.
Source: NewsAsia
Richard Bitzinger, a senior fellow and coordinator for the Military Transformation Program at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and Carnegie’s Vikram Nehru give their take on China’s deployment of surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the disputed South China Sea.
About the Author
Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Nehru was a nonresident senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program. An expert on development economics, growth, poverty reduction, debt sustainability, governance, and the performance and prospects of East Asia, his research focuses on the economic, political, and strategic issues confronting Asia, particularly Southeast Asia.
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Vikram Nehru
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