{"id":7876,"date":"2023-10-26T12:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deepworldsea.com\/?p=7876"},"modified":"2023-10-26T12:30:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:30:17","slug":"how-china-started-ww3-in-the-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deepworldsea.com\/how-china-started-ww3-in-the-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"How China Started Ww3 In The South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Since the end of World War II, the South China Sea has served as a potential flashpoint for global tensions between the major powers of East and Southeast Asia. The territorial claims by both China and its neighbors have been increasing in intensity for decades, and tensions have recently been mounting as China steps up its efforts to gain control over this area of strategic importance. This article will explore how China has used its recent actions in the South China Sea to start a potential World War III.<\/p>\n

Since 2009, the Chinese government has been aggressively extending its territorial claims in the region. In 2013, China unveiled its nine-dash line doctrine, which claimed that the mainland had “indisputable sovereignty” over almost the entire South China Sea. This was in opposition to claims made by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan that large parts of the islands within the sea were part of their own exclusive economic zones. The nine-dash line doctrine caused an uproar in the region and has been seen by some experts as the beginning of China’s attempts to establish full control over the area and its valuable resources.<\/p>\n

In the following years, China took a more assertive approach. It began building artificial islands and installing military bases, as well as patrolling the region with coast guard ships among other measures. China has stated that these actions are in response to the perceived threat of U.S. warships entering the region and interfering with their business and operations. However, U.S. officials, as well as many other countries, have strongly condemned these moves as destabilizing and destabilizing the region.<\/p>\n

The conflict between China and its neighbors escalated in July 2016 when China deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of the artificial islands it had built in the South China Sea. This was seen as a direct violation of the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Seas, and many countries reacted strongly to the move. Indonesia, the Philippines, and other countries in the region voiced their opposition to the move and even demanded action from the international community. The U.S., for its part, stepped up its “freedom of navigation” exercises, in which ships and aircraft pass through the disputed regions, which has only further angered the Chinese.<\/p>\n