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How to fight China in the South China Sea Tom Rogan © Provided by Washington Examiner How can the U.S. military best position itself to defeat China in a major conflict in the South or East China Seas? The question deserves keen attention amid escalating tensions between the two superpowers. China claims the near entirety of the South China Sea as its own private swimming pool: a vast area enclosed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and China. This assertion of sovereignty is politically, legally, and geographically absurd. China knows that if it becomes the sole authority for what and who can travel through these waters, it will acquire massive leverage for foreign political acquiescence. If nations cannot access these waters, a global trade artery worth trillions of dollars annually, their economies will suffer greatly. China can thus make its grant of access contingent on deference to its political, military, and economic interests.

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