South China Sea showdown?

An exciting but carefully contained confrontation over the South China Sea with the United States and its Southeast Asian allies could be the solution, igniting nationalist passions in China and generating support for the regime, but the tricky bit is keeping it 'carefully contained.' Once you start down that road, you cannot be sure where it will take you.

And on Friday, President Xi Jinping declared that China will never compromise on sovereignty and is 'not afraid of trouble.'Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

July 11, 2016

LONDON, ENGLAND—On July 12, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will issue its ruling on China’s claim to practically all of the South China Sea. And already the main military contenders are moving more forces into the region. China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced th...

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