U.S., Asian allies harden stance against China’s maritime ambitions

Special to WorldTribune.com

By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com

China’s claim of more than 90 percent of the entire South China Sea has awakened the United States to the implications and prompted tough talk.

spratlymanmadeThe discovery of China’s massive sand-pumping operation to create man-made islands in the middle of the South China Sea came as a major shock in Washington.

The U.S. government has said it will not recognize the legitimacy of China’s self-proclaimed “9-dash” line as the main basis of its sovereignty claim for the South China Sea.

Yet China is exploiting America’s aversion to direct military confrontations and keeps pushing the envelope to test Washington’s resolve and bottom line.

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