Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters
Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters
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A Chinese coast guard vessel (L) sails near China's oil drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea, 14 May 2014. AFP PHOTO/Hoang Dinh Nam
A Chinese coast guard vessel (L) sails near China's oil drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea, 14 May 2014. AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam
Report 275 / Asia

Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters

The race for hydrocarbon reserves in the South China Sea is aggravating conflicting territorial claims. The regional players need cooperation, yet have increasingly open confrontations at sea. For peaceful joint energy development, all parties need to stop acting unilaterally and do more to understand the others’ goals and limitations.

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