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(Opinion) U.S. to Increase Surveillance in South China Sea

2015-12-11 08:56:43       source:Value Walk

By Brinda Banerjee

 

December 10, 2015

 

"If recent developments are anything to judge by, neither the United States nor China will reconsider their positions on the South China Sea issue anytime soon. Beijing continues to hold by its argument that China's claims regarding the South China Sea are historically legitimate and Washington maintains that it will take any action necessary to ensure that freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is not compromised.

 

China has laid claim to most of the energy-rich South China Sea in competition with Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. As much as $5 trillion worth of trade is conducted via the South China Sea annually and it is understood that influence over the sea’s waters will allow the controlling party unprecedented power of global markets and state economies."

 

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