And so the plot thickens. Hands down, China is flexing its muscles in the South China Sea. It is gobbling-up maritime features left and right. Littoral states, friendly or not to them, are no longer turning a blind eye. Things are getting out of hand. And with the (1) intentional ramming and sinking of boats; (2) water cannon forays; (3) burning and looting of Chinese factories in Vietnam; (4) killing of Chinese nationals also in Vietnam; (5) USA’s Asian Pivot; (6) incarceration of eleven Chinese poachers in Half Moon Bay by Philippine Maritime Forces; (7) brazen installation of an oil rig in the Paracels; (8) construction of an unsinkable aircraft carrier / airstrip in the Mabini reef; (9) continued air and sea stand-off in the Senkaku/Diayou island chain; (10) harassment of Philippine troops stationed at the Ayungin shoal; (11) abduction of two Chinese nationals in Sabah, Malaysia, allegedly by the Abu Sayaff; (12) and China’s bellicose statements in its state-run media, a global war is not far off.
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