Background and Issues for Congress, December 10,2012, page 7 and Department of Defense, with both acknowledging that China's naval expansion is orientated towards projecting power in the First and Second island chains.
Background and Issues for Congress, December 10,2012, page 7 and the United States Department of Defense. In a 2014 report for the US Congress, experts highlighted that China's naval expansion is orientated towards projecting power in the First and Second island chains.