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28 August 2024

How the US Can Avoid War in the South China Sea - Opinion

James Stavridis

Summer may be fading, but things are heating up in the South China Sea. With China claiming essentially the entire water space — ­which is half the size of the continental US — many of the nations around the littoral have been pushing back, using their coast guards and merchant ships.

In June, a scuffle involving vessels from China and the Philippines near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal resulted in a Filipino seaman losing his thumb, crushed under the keel of a Chinese ship being maneuvered aggressively against his small craft.

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