China Militarizes Coast Guard in South China Sea
Xi’s government accelerates its trampling on littoral states’ rights
Starting today (February 1), China’s offensive in the South China/West Philippine/East Sea is being given an added dimension, further expanding its trampling over the legal and historic rights of the neighbors who own most of the sea’s shores.
The ever-expanding presence in this sea of China’s Coast Guard has long been in evidence. So has its use of so-c…
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