1 | This is the core problem in the South China Sea. | |
2 | The ship beat about, and headed for South China Sea. | |
3 | First, both countries have engaged in naval skirmishes in the South China Sea before. | |
4 | These include the winding down of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and increased attention on south-east Asia and the South China Sea. | |
5 | More likely than conflict between the big powers, however, are clashes between China and the smaller claimants to parts of the sea. |