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Latest US-China rivalry combines undersea dominance with a race to riches

South China Morning Post · · 251 words · By Alyssa Chen
US-China Geopolitical Rivalry Undersea Warfare and Resource Competition National Security
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump’s landmark visit to China comes as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that US President Donald Trump is visiting China (May 14-15) and that the trip was previously delayed due to a war with Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said Iran should ‘wave the white flag of surrender’ in the war.This photo taken and handout on May 7, 2026 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a private audience w…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/irans-araghchi-holds…
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web search NEUTRAL — US president Donald Trump says he will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping in China on 14-15 May, after delaying the landmark trip amid the US-Israel war with Iran. This would be the first visit to Chin…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05dpr1m71go
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump is due to visit China on May 14-15, where he is expected to meet leader Xi Jinping, after delaying an earlier summit because of the Iran war.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260508-what-does-…
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“Last year’s military blockbuster Operation Hadal was China’s first high-budget film to centre on nuclear submarine warfare.”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm 'Operation Hadal' is a 2025 action war film and a sequel to 'Operation Red Sea' that shifts focus to an ocean-based commando unit on an advanced submarine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Operation Hadal or Operation Leviathan is a 2025 action war film. It is a follow-up to the 2018 film Operation Red Sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hadal
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web search NEUTRAL — The movie is a sequel to the 2018 Chinese “military intervention epic” Operation Red Sea, but shifts the action from land to an ocean-focused commando unit based on one of China’s advanced submarines.
https://www.cinemaescapist.com/2025/12/best-chinese-movies-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — For Operation Hadal, Hitz International’s participation helped elevate the film’s physical realism and gave the stunt department additional depth in choreography, safety planning, and high-pressure pe…
https://www.hitzinternational.com/post/operation-hadal-is-of…
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“In March, a US congressional advisory panel raised the alarm over the naval advances made by the People’s Liberation Army”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant. One is a general Wikipedia entry on the Space Force, one is a technical error from Epoch Times, and one discusses the Cole disaster/Tehran. No evidence regarding a US congressional advisory panel in March is present.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Space Force was established as an independent service on 20 December 2019. It is the sixth branch of the U.S. military and the first new branch in 72 years.[33] The origin of the Spa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces
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web search NEUTRAL — Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv
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web search NEUTRAL — Tehran has issued a series of bellicose warnings since the war started, laying naval mines in the strait, and on Saturday two Indian-flagged ships reported coming under fire.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/middleeast/us-navy-…
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“Michael Brookes, commander at the US Office of Naval Intelligence, said the PLA Navy’s submarine modernisation and the push for deep-sea resources were part of a broader effort to expand China’s power and influence.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about submarines and China's deep-sea mapping, but there is no mention of a specific individual named Michael Brookes or a quote attributed to him from the US Office of Naval Intelligence.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Royal Navy Submarine Service was used primarily in the classic Axis blockade. Its major operating areas were around Norway, in the Mediterranean (against the Axis supply routes to North Africa), a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine
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web search NEUTRAL — China is mapping the ocean floor at an unprecedented scale. See why experts warn this deep-sea mission could fundamentally change the future of naval warfare.
https://www.bgr.com/2153510/why-china-mapping-world-ocean-fi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Naval power | fleet strength. Ranking total number of submarine craft by country, from highest to lowest. The modern attack submarine is capable of sea- and land-attack through conventional and nuclea…
https://www.globalfirepower.com/navy-submarines.php
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