South China Sea: The Coming War? -- Global Post
Five things you need to know about one of the world's most dangerous places.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It's a 3.5 million-square kilometer stretch of ocean, speckled with some 200 coral atolls, some submerged or so tiny they hardly deserve to be called islands.
Welcome to the South China Sea, an obscure patch of global real estate that you're likely to hear more about in coming years.
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My Comment: With the exception of Pakistan, North Korea, and (to a lesser extent) Myanmar and Cambodia, the Chinese have been successful in "pissing off" all of their neighbors. If significant oil deposits are found in these waters .... expect tensions to increase significantly.
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