belligerence

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Recent Examples of belligerence Wolff said Xi may not be ready to take Taiwan by force yet as there are other hotspots in the South China Sea where the U.S. potentially would be obliged to intervene against Chinese belligerence, such as the Philippines. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025 Emboldened by four years of appeasement policies, the CCP is on the march — escalating its military activities, conducting aggressive drills around Taiwan, and increasing its belligerence in the South China Sea. Arthur Herman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025 The country has swung wildly in its hawkishness, from the isolationism of the 1930s to the belligerence of the early 1980s. Alexandra Chinchilla, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025 This is why Australian leaders have focused on the lack of notice rather than accusations of Beijing's belligerence. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belligerence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belligerence
Noun
  • At age twelve, Genge began playing rugby and found an outlet for his aggression.
    Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • The level of aggression of the cancer is determined by the Gleason score and grade system.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Over the nearly 20 months since the hostilities began, Colin Clarke said there has been a radicalization effect in the U.S., particularly of the political left.
    Odette Yousef, NPR, 28 May 2025
  • Opposition to the war became hostility toward our own military.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025

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