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Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential oil and gas reserves:

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest developments in the South China Sea, the location of several territorial…

China has “distorted and misinterpreted history” when it refers to documents published more than 40 years ago to back its claim to the Hoang Sa (Paracels) Islands, Vietnam’s representative at the United Nations said.

Late Vietnam PM’s letter gives no legal basis to China’s island claim

    Unfortunately for assertive rising powers like China, might is not always right.

If too much pressure is applied on smaller powers, defiance rather than acquiescence may result. And these smaller powers may find succor in international courts and with favorable global opinion.

Recently, China got into a nasty scrap with Vietnam as it move a billion-dollar rig into disputed waters off…

China and Vietnam Engage in Water-Cannon Fighting and Water-Cannon Fighting in South China Sea

With most eyes on Ukraine-Russia and China-Japan battles, let’s shift the spotlight to the new global hotspot, an intensifying feud between China, Vietnam, and the Philippines in the South China Sea.

The Financial Times reports Chinese and Vietnamese Vessels Face Off in South China Sea.

Tensions in…