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406w, 2560px" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560/1668;" /></div> 407<p><em>This article was originally published on Vince Beiserâs â<a id="OWA3f9f565c-a0be-2224-a071-0cdcf73a8a29" title="https://powermetal.substack.com/p/chinas-other-military-resource-edge" href="https://powermetal.substack.com/p/chinas-other-military-resource-edge" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Power Metal</a>â newsletter.</em></p> 408<p>While weâre focused on Americaâs shooting war with Iran and its trade war with Canada, tensions are building in the hotly disputed South China Sea. There, China is conjuring into being a potential new military base in the middle of what had been open water.</p> <div class="button-more-container"> 409 <a href="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/09/chinas-other-military-resource-edge-sand/" class="button button-more">MORE</a> 410 </div> 411 </div> 412 </li> 413 <li class="list-news-item"> 414 <h3 class="title-news-h3"> <a href="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/09/a-new-toolkit-to-counter-mis-and-disinformation-in-disasters/">A New Toolkit to Counter Mis- and Disinformation in Disasters</a></h3> 415 <div class="print-index-arrow">âº</div> 416 </a> 417 418 <div class="news-posted"> 419 <!-- Shareaholic Share Buttons --> 420 <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='total_share_count' data-title='A New Toolkit to Counter Mis- and Disinformation in Disasters' data-link='https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2026/09/a-new-toolkit-to-counter-mis-and-disinformation-in-disasters/'></div> 421 <div class="box-posted"> 422 <span class="title-news-h2"><a href="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/category/blog-columns/eye-on/">Eye On</a> // <a href="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/category/blog-columns/from-the-stimson-center/">From the Stimson Center</a></span><em> // </em><em><span class="date">September 18, 2026</span> // By <a href="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/author/cdoyle/" title="Posts by Claire Doyle" class="author url fn" rel="author">Claire Doyle</a></em> 423 </div> </div> 424 <div class="news-text"> 425 426<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144126 lazyload" data-src="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1532" data-srcset="https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631.jpg 2560w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-235x141.jpg 235w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-645x386.jpg 645w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-2048x1226.jpg 2048w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-199x119.jpg 199w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-638x382.jpg 638w, https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/shutterstock_2571335293-scaled-e1789746151631-640x383.jpg 640w" data-sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100v
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