Outlook 2025
The South China Sea in 2025: More of the Same, Possibly Worse
Ian Storey
The prognosis for tensions in the South China Sea dispute this year is pretty straightforward: what has been and is will continue to be so, and perhaps even worse.

Outlook 2025
Ian Storey
The prognosis for tensions in the South China Sea dispute this year is pretty straightforward: what has been and is will continue to be so, and perhaps even worse.
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