Why is China militarising the South China Sea?

Recent Western reports confirm that China is militarising disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea. China will obtain no military benefit from this but will simply acquire some weak naval bases at the cost of antagonising rival claimants.

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Main Author: Yoon, Sukjoon
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1049142020-11-01T07:58:19Z Why is China militarising the South China Sea? Yoon, Sukjoon S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Recent Western reports confirm that China is militarising disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea. China will obtain no military benefit from this but will simply acquire some weak naval bases at the cost of antagonising rival claimants. 2015-06-17T04:31:25Z 2019-12-06T21:42:34Z 2015-06-17T04:31:25Z 2019-12-06T21:42:34Z 2015 2015 Commentary Yoon, S. (2015). Why is China militarising the South China Sea? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 113). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104914 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25942 en RSIS Commentaries, 113-15 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Why is China militarising the South China Sea?
description Recent Western reports confirm that China is militarising disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea. China will obtain no military benefit from this but will simply acquire some weak naval bases at the cost of antagonising rival claimants.
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title Why is China militarising the South China Sea?
title_short Why is China militarising the South China Sea?
title_full Why is China militarising the South China Sea?
title_fullStr Why is China militarising the South China Sea?
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