The Five-Domains Update
By Jack Viola, Eliza Chapman, Jacqueline Westermann, Harley Comrie and Michael Chi
August 29, 2017
Sea state
The relative lull in the South China Sea disputes has been broken. A small flotilla of Chinese ships is reportedly blocking access to Sandy Cay, a small group of sand bars near Philippine-occupied Thitu Island. By claiming Sandy Cay, Beijing would reinforce its claims to Subi Reef, a partially submerged reef on which the Chinese have built a military island. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has declined to react or call in support from the US, publicly claiming he has ‘lost trust in the Americans’.
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