Claims

China has been hunting for dual-use facilities across multiple regions (South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Africa) using the same template, indicating this is a systematic global strategy, not isolated regional opportunism.

Great power competition can have a positive deterrent effect by preventing a major conflict if it discourages China from believing it can establish a secure military foothold in the Pacific, which benefits all stakeholders including island nations.

According to Dropsite News' leaked documents, Pakistani officials have become increasingly frantic in their efforts to repair relations with China by granting China approval for a military base at Gwadar (a major and long-standing strategic demand of Beijing) and authorizing joint military operations inside Pakistan.

Dropsite News, a Substack publication started by journalists from the Intercept, published a report claiming that Pakistan has offered China a military base at Gwadar, citing highly confidential internal strategic assessments, reports, and diplomatic cables from 2023-2024 provided by sources within the Pakistani security establishment.