Will South China Sea Disputes Lead to War? -- Voice of America
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing to push China toward a diplomatic resolution over territorial disputes it has with its South China Sea neighbors. But China is pushing back.
Concerns over the matter have experts talking about the potential for a military conflict.
“The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant,” said analyst Bonnie S. Glaser in an article written for the Council on Foreign Affairs last April. Since then, the tensions have only grown worse.
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My Comment: For the moment .... no. The other countries are too weak to face-up to China .... and more to the point .... there is no political will to start a conflict with China. They are going to limit their actions to the diplomatic level, raise some trade issues, and (maybe) send in a gunboat when they can.
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