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Chinese troops develop a combat formation during a live-fire drill at sea in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, Aug. 8, 2023.
Chinese troops develop a combat formation during a live-fire drill at sea in Huaibei city, Anhui province, China, Aug. 8, 2023.

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  • US Adm. John Aquilino said China is gradually getting bolder and acting more dangerously.
  • In an interview with FT, the INDOPACOM chief described the strategy as a 'boiling frog' tactic.
  • As he's set to retire, Aquilino urged China's neighbors to be vocal about Beijing's aggression.

The US Indo-Pacific Command's outgoing chief said China has been turning up the heat on its neighbors with progressively bolder military actions in a pattern designed to catch them off guard.

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China is gradually amping up its military aggression in a 'boiling frog' strate…