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Opinion

The South China Sea could boil over

For years, China has been working relentlessly to expand its dominance in the South China Sea. Control of this most important body of water has become a test of American resolve.

By Experts Table.Briefings

epa10568005 Artillery weapons of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island, 09 April 2023 (issued 11 April 2023). The Eastern Theater Command of the PLA conducted three days of military drills around the Taiwan Strait from 08 to 10 April. China launched the military exercises in response to the meeting in the United States between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on 05 April.  EPA-EFE/XINHUA / Li Zhenjie CHINA OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT  EDITORIAL USE ONLY
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Fear of Beijing: China's neighbors buy more and more weapons

Asia and Oceania are the new capitals of military build-up. No other region in the world has recently sold more weapons, according to a new report by the renowned Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

By Michael Radunski

Feature

On confrontation course in the South China Sea

The situation in the South China Sea intensifies. The USA plans to rebuild a military base, and the Philippines is upgrading its military infrastructure. China warns of a serious miscalculation and carries out patrols.

By Michael Radunski

China im Südchinesischen Meer: Ausbau der Spratly-Inseln im Südchinesischen Meer
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Rearming in the South China Sea

Dangerous incidents in the South China Sea are on the rise. But of all places, an area through which one-third of all global trade transits lacks a universally accepted crisis mechanism.

By Michael Radunski