Little Islands Are Big Trouble In The South China Sea - NPR

China sees the islands, and more broadly control over the adjacent seas, as a historical right, dovetailing with its newly reclaimed role of East Asia's dominant power. Also at stake: a strategic waterway with massive oil and gas reserves that potentially could help fuel China's energy-hungry industries and towns. - Little Islands Are Big Trouble In The South China Sea : NPR
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