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2015-11-01 China-Japan-Koreas

South China Sea 'islands' only demilitarized until first warbird touches down

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-11-01 04:56|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 China playing the long game here. And it's not the 12 nm territorial waters it's interested in, its new 200 nm EEZ it will at some point claim.

The South China Sea contains a lot of oil and gas, perhaps the largest undiscovered fields that remain.

Posted by phil_b 2015-11-01 18:44|| 2015-11-01 18:44|| Front Page Top

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