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The size of the army was reduced during peacetime.
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If anything, smaller nations see China’s military buildup — the largest by any country in peacetime — as the threat to regional security, not Japan’s.
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
China has been less affected by the global energy shock from the Iran war than many other countries, which face inflationary pressures as as oil prices have surged due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
In peacetime, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG shipments, as well as other major commodities, including fertilizer.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 May 2026
To conflate the two in public, alongside Xi, is to tell Beijing that one of the most aggressive components of its peacetime posture against the United States carries no political price.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
China has been less affected by the global energy shock from the Iran war than many other countries, which face inflationary pressures as as oil prices have surged due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil is shipped in peacetime.
—ABC News, 30 May 2026
In peacetime, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly a fifth of global oil and LNG shipments, as well as other major commodities, including fertilizer.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 May 2026
To conflate the two in public, alongside Xi, is to tell Beijing that one of the most aggressive components of its peacetime posture against the United States carries no political price.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
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“Peacetime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peacetime. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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peacetime
noun
peace·time
ˈpē-ˌstīm 
: a time when a nation is not at war
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