China's recent Military near-misses with the US may be part of a new "brinkmanship" strategy intended to force Washington and its allies to back down and avoid military conflict while strengthening nationalist sentiment within China, according to unnamed "Chinese sources" quoted by Taiwan's Upmedia. Some experts believe China's recent aggression is evidence of its desire to expand its territory and sphere of influence. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has warned that recent dangerous encounters between American and Chinese forces in the region are increasing and escalating the risk of an error, making it ever-more likely that "somebody gets hurt."

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