Sentence examples for more assertive posturing from inspiring English sources
THE WORLDPOST: How should the U.S. and Japan deal with the rising tensions with China over territorial claims in the East China Sea? FUNABASHI: It is imperative for the U.S. and Japan to strengthen deterrence against the background of China's more assertive posturing, particularly with respect to their territorial claims over the Senkaku Islands.
Mr. Galbraith favored a more assertive posture.
Michael Stephens, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in Qatar, speculated that the rich but tiny Gulf state wanted to drag Saudi Arabia into "a more assertive posture that produces a genuine sense of threat among Syrian decision makers".
The country's lack of transparency about this, it says, is fuelling concern in the region about China's intentions, with some of its neighbours fearing that China's growing military and economic weight is "beginning to produce a more assertive posture, particularly in the maritime domain".
At UCS, Rosenberg advocates a somewhat more assertive posture.
It is apparent that at the massive conclave, held once every five years, he managed to obtain the assistance of the more hardline elements of the PLA in return for ever-larger increases in defense expenditures, promotions for hawkish officers especially General Chen Bingde, who has become chief of general staff and adoption of a more assertive posture toward other nations.
This bumps up against China's more assertive posture of "active defense" in the East China Sea marked most recently by its surprise, unilateral declaration in December of an "air defense identification zone".
With China's growing military strength comes a more assertive stance in the region.
Content creators are taking a more assertive stance.
The report authors urge the Russian leadership to "urgently re-evaluate the costs and risks of continuing its more assertive military posture".
Relations began to deteriorate after Mr. Erdogan became prime minister in 2003 and Turkey adopted a more assertive regional posture, which often involved sharp criticism of Israel's policies.
