expansionism

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New Caledonia is central to Macron’s Indo-Pacific strategy and France’s ability to counter China’s expansionism in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2024

The US marked its diplomatic presence at the presidential country retreat by brokering a thaw in the relationship of the two pacific nations in the face of growing Chinese expansionism.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023

But the Qin’s imperial blueprint—uniform laws, consistent weights and measurements, a centralized bureaucracy, and early focus on expansionism to ward off “barbarians” in the north—provided the scaffolding for the Han’s greatness.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

His expansionism, bluster and repression have produced quantifiable results.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

President McKinley again had defeated William Jennings Bryan, but the campaign issue was American expansionism overseas.

From United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches by United States. Presidents.