A showdown in the South China Sea continues as China’s stranglehold is called into question by the world’s super powers.
Since then, the United States has sent all three of its most advanced submarines – led by the USS Seawolf – into the Pacific. That’s over and above the regular patrols by USS Los Angeles and Virginia class submarines.
And while many navies have been reluctant to visibly defy Beijing by sending warships within 12 nautical miles of its island fortresses, they may have been doing so unseen. Beijing’s new arbitrary disclosure requirements came into effect on September 1. The fallout is yet to be seen. China’s definition of its territorial waters specifically names the Spratly Islands as part of its territorial sea. That’s the specific claim the international court of arbitration rejected in favour of the Philippines.
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