Sentence examples for encirclement strategy from inspiring English sources

In another move that China might interpret as part of an encirclement strategy, the administration last week began to re-establish ties with the Indonesian Army, on which President Megawati Sukarnoputri is expected to rely as a national unifier.

Emile Hokayem, an analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, described the fighting as "part of the strategy of encirclement of the city".

India's attempts to build its influence in Kabul and among Afghans through indirect aid and reconstruction assistance have often been seen by Pakistan as evidence of a strategy of encirclement by its historic enemy.

They interpret India's goals in Afghanistan as a strategy of encirclement of Pakistan, punctuated by the tactic of promoting instability among Pakistan's restive Pashtun, Baluch, and Sindhi populations.

The Telegraph quoted a police spokesman from Hamburg on Tuesday as saying that, at least in his city, they've seen this strategy of encirclement, harassment, and robbery before.

"Rather than going directly for the target, the strategy is one of encirclement, removing Zhou's people one by one from the echelons of power," Neil Beveridge, a senior analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein in Hong Kong who specializes in Chinese energy firms, said in a recent research note.

United States troops began a gradual encirclement of Baghdad on Friday, apparently as part of a strategy to isolate the capital, and American tanks were reported moving into the city this morning.

In the meantime, the Red Army strengthened its outer encirclement with the intention of destroying the encircled German units.

Finally, Li Hongzhang succeeded Zeng in 1866 and set up encirclement lines along the Huang He and the Grand Canal, using that strategy to destroy the revolts in 1868.

July 1940 to October 1943: A total ban on air operations, and a release of interned German aircraft and pilots, resulting from the encirclement of Swiss territory by the Axis, the implementation of the Réduit strategy, and recognition that the Air Force would be overwhelmed by the Germans in a sustained campaign.

This, in turn, would renew Pakistan's determination to maintain a strong voice and presence in Afghanistan — especially in Pashtun areas — through the Afghan Taliban and other groups unfriendly to the United States, a strategy that many in the security establishment believe will help Pakistan avoid encirclement by India.