It is no secret that China would like to get out of the first island chain into which it has been hemmed in for decades, or arguably even longer. They have long claimed much of the South China Sea, which includes territory claimed by multiple other states: coastlines, islands, strategically important reefs, and of course, Taiwan. There seems to be no dissuading China from attempting to grab as much of the South China Sea as possible – much like the United States, there is no way that a rising China will wish to be restricted to its backyard.
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