‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific
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"‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include India Today, Наша Ніва, The Times of India and The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 127d ago.
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Coverage (5)
- Why is China secretly building a massive new island in the South China Sea? India Today · 137d ago
- China gradually expands its maritime jurisdiction east of Taiwan Наша Ніва · 137d ago
- China's biggest island-building project in years: How Antelope Reef grew to 1,490 acres in months The Times of India · 137d ago
- China’s Gray-Zone Strategy in the East China Sea: Upping the Ante The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) · 137d ago
- ‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific CNN · 137d ago
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