Turbulent Waters in the South China Sea -- Michael Auslin, Wall Street Journal
Mounting territorial aggression destabilizes the region and puts the global economy at risk.
If China were a U.S. congressman, it would be Tweeting threatening pictures of its biceps to its rivals.
Beijing recently warned Vietnam and the Philippines not to explore for oil in disputed waters that China claims, and late last month Chinese naval patrol craft allegedly cut the surveying cable of a Vietnamese seismic research boat. Manila's rehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifcent grievances against China are similarly severe. The Philippine government claims that China has harassed its exploration vessels, illegally unloaded supplies to build an oil rig in disputed waters and sent fighter jets into its airspace.
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