China Tests Limits in South China Sea, Seeking Provocation Without Escalation

China’s actions in the South China Sea continue to test the boundaries of aggression, with recent incidents involving lasers aimed at Philippine ships and water cannons fired at them. While China’s sweeping claims over the region were invalidated by a U.N.-backed tribunal in 2016, it has persisted in asserting territorial dominance through maneuvers, blockades, and

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