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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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104914
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25942
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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