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GeopoliticsWhy is the South China Sea contested?
Trade routes, territorial claims and military strategy.
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- What the overlapping claims are based on
- What international rulings have said and what they can enforce
- Why the volume of trade passing through raises the stakes
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China & Taiwan
Why the dispute exists and why the world cares.
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Trade routes
Chokepoints, canals and why a single blockage matters.
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International courts
Who they can try, and what happens if a state refuses.
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Military alliances
What signing up commits a country to.
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