“The South China Sea (SCS)has increasingly become an armed camp as the claimants build up and modernize their navies... China has so far confiscated 12 islands, Taiwan one, Vietnam 25, the Philippines 8, and Malaysia 5...” — Robert D. Kaplan
MANILA, Philippines — During the last fortnight, in lectures and roundtable discussions at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC; at three universities (Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Seton Hall); the San Diego World Affairs Council; the Cerritos (Los Angeles) Main Library, and other venues across the US, FVR opined: “Shadow boxing between the US and China has taken a serious turn over the latter’s territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea (or Spratlys).”
MANILA, Philippines — During the last fortnight, in lectures and roundtable discussions at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC; at three universities (Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Seton Hall); the San Diego World Affairs Council; the Cerritos (Los Angeles) Main Library, and other venues across the US, FVR opined: “Shadow boxing between the US and China has taken a serious turn over the latter’s territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea (or Spratlys).”
Undeclared arms race
FVR’s consistent theme in recent engagements here and abroad is that Beijing and Washington are in an undeclared arms race – which must be moderated and resolved by peaceful, cooperative undertakings"..........READ MORE
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