
The concerns created by China’s strident ‘9 dot claim line’ over the Parcels and Sprately islands as its ‘sovereign sea’ on historical grounds to gain EEZ vis a vis ASEAN’s joint objections has abated somewhat. Philippines’ objections to China’s actions in Scarborough Shoal (Huayang Reef) and Viet Nam’s over Sansha, that activated after 1975, do [...]



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