The South China Sea dispute explained
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GM, Sam
Global Impact newsletter: escalating conflict in the South China Sea
Global Impact is a fortnightly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world
In the eighth edition we will look at rising tensions in the
South China Sea and how this has increased the chances for
armed conflict between China and the US
John Carter
Published: 2:00pm, 21 Sep, 2020
"If you want to start a world war, a good way to do it is to mix the escalating conflict between two of the world’s greatest military powers with the grievances of a half-dozen smaller countries over territorial claims.
That’s the current situation in the South China Sea, the massive body of water that stretches more than 4,000km (2,485 miles) from mainland China in the north to Indonesia in the south – about the same distance between London and Chicago.
China has claimed the vast majority of the South China Sea as its exclusive territory, including areas claimed by six other governments – Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam – that consider them part of their own exclusive economic zones. A map of the conflicting claims can be seen in this graphic presentation, while the history of China’s territorial disputes, including in the South China Sea, is explained in this video.
China considers the South China Sea one of its “core” interests, of equal importance as Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang, meaning it is ready to go to war to defend it. It has marked the territory by a “nine dash line” on its maps, and even on its passports, angering its neighbours.
China needs the oil and mineral wealth hidden beneath the South China Sea to supply its rapid economic recovery, as well as the fishing catch needed to feed the country’s 1.4 billion stomachs."
more at link:
https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3102323/global-impact-newsletter-escalating-conflict-south-china-sea
US-China rivalry in the South China Sea has the Philippines
at its core, observers say
ASEANPLUS NEWS
Monday, 21 Sep 2020
2:29 PM MYT
"HONG KONG, Sept 21 (SCMP): The United States and China have stepped up their efforts to win the affections of the Philippines of late as the two powers remain locked in a fight for supremacy on multiple fronts, not least the South China Sea.
On Friday, the agriculture ministry in Manila announced that a US-funded animal disease laboratory had opened in the Central Luzon region, The Manila Bulletin reported.
Earlier in the week, Sung Kim, the US ambassador to the Philippines, said he had handed over 5,000 hygiene kits and 16 handwashing stations to the mayor of Manila to aid local efforts to combat Covid-19. That donation came after the US last month provided the Southeast Asian nation with 100 new ventilators."
more at link:
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2020/09/21/us-china-rivalry-in-the-south-china-sea-has-the-philippines-at-its-core-observers-say
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Calm down and TQ for the info.
I knew I should have added a disclaimer! kek
I love bagpipes and coincidences!
Flip the table over and start a fist fight? kek
This one?
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1095025
Beyond the fact that it is probably completely symbolic…
IMHO it looks like Marshall threw the game at 13.
Come on, Man! kek