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Comment & Analysis - July 06, 2011
Risk of Accidental Escalation in the South China Sea
The risk of confrontation in the South China Sea (SCS) is increasing as a result of recent maritime encounters between China and Vietnam. During two incidents on May 26th and June 9th, Vietnamese oil exploration vessels conducting seismic surveys were harassed by Chinese ships. This has brought to a head the long-standing territorial dispute over the areas around the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the SCS. 
IPI in the News - December 04, 2009
IPI Senior Policy Analyst Naureen Chowdhury Fink Authors Article for Asian Conflicts Report [pdf]
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