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Washington, March 3 (IANS) China is investing aggressively to narrow America’s long-held undersea advantage, two senior US naval leaders told lawmakers. They spoke at a hearing of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission titled “Part of Your World: US-China Competition Under the Sea.” Vice Admiral Richard Seif, Commander of US Naval Submarine Forces, said America’s edge beneath the waves remains strong but is under pressure. “America’s military advantage under the sea has been a decisive, enduring source of deterrence and warfighting leverage in the Indo-Pacific,” Seif said. He warned that “advantages erode if they are not maintained.” Seif said…