(Blog) China and America's South China Sea Clash: What Do U.S. Allies Think?
2015-06-01 08:50:03 source：National Interest
By Sam Bateman
May 31, 2015
"As the 'war of words' between China and the U.S. in the South China Sea escalates, questions arise as to exactly what are Australia's interests in this contested maritime zone. Bonnie Glaser has recently claimed that approximately 60 per cent of Australia's seaborne trade passes through the South China Sea, and Peter Jennings has suggested that Australia should join the U.S. in conducting freedom of navigation (FON) operations in the area.
These appreciations raise issues about the importance of this region to Australia, economically, politically and strategically. We need to have answers to these questions before determining our future actions."
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