"Storm clouds gather over South China Sea ahead ..." Topic

…of key U.N. ruling.

"A summer storm is brewing in the South China Sea.

Evidence appears to be mounting that China is pondering another bout of island-building in the sea, and the United States is already on alert.

Twice last week — and again on Tuesday — the U.S. Pacific Command said it sent warplanes close to Scarborough Shoal, a triangular chain of coral reefs, sand and rocks just off the coast of the Philippines. In Beijing, the response was sharp.

The shoal is the latest point of friction between China, the United States and nations that ring the South China Sea over Beijing's moves to build maritime outposts and other sites that could have a potential military use.

"Thunderclouds are gathering over the South China Sea, and China is the lightning rod," said Carlyle Thayer, emeritus professor of politics at the University of New South Wales, in Australia…"
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Armand

Rumor has it China will be building a new base there, next.

Should be interesting to see how that works out.