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Pentagon Pivot: China Dropped as Top Threat in Major Strategy Shift

The Pentagon released a new National Defense Strategy that rescinds decades of emphasis on China as the principal threat, prioritizes homeland defense and asks allies to assume greater regional responsibility, signaling a major U.S. military pivot

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200 million - Americans in the winter storm's path

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"We will treat any attack as an all out war against us" — Senior Iran official

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Pentagon Drops China as Top Threat - Major Strategy Shift

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"Foreign direct investment in China slides 9.5% in 2025: https://www. reuters.com/world/asia-pacific /foreign-direct-investment-china-slides-95-2025-2026-01-23/"