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What Is the South China Sea Dispute?

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - December 30, 2015

A storm that's been brewing in the South China Sea for 200 years now threatens to disrupt the world financial markets.

"The plot in the South China Sea just keeps getting thicker," Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon told readers on Dec. 8. "And riskier - on both sides of the dispute that keeps escalating there."

Seven nations lay claim over the region's resource-rich islands and maritime boundaries: China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and the tiny sultanate of Brunei.
Exactly what is the South China Sea dispute?

Here's a look at the history of conflict there and the UN laws that govern...

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What Is the South China Sea Dispute?

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - December 30, 2015

A storm that's been brewing in the South China Sea for 200 years now threatens to disrupt the world financial markets.

"The plot in the South China Sea just keeps getting thicker," Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon told readers on Dec. 8. "And riskier - on both sides of the dispute that keeps escalating there."

Seven nations lay claim over the region's resource-rich islands and maritime boundaries: China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and the tiny sultanate of Brunei.
Exactly what is the South China Sea dispute?

Here's a look at the history of conflict there and the UN laws that govern...

Why Is the South China Sea Important?

By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - December 23, 2015

Why is the South China Sea important? At first look, the island group seems uninhabitable and worthless - but this observation would be grossly in error.

These islands sit on the edge of the most lucrative fishing area in the South China Sea. They are also on the edge of one of the most oil- and gas-rich areas yet discovered.

And the Spratlys are claimed by no less than six different countries.

"This is definitely a situation you want to watch closely," Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon told readers on Dec. 8. "Any kind of a major 'incident' there will clearly have a big - and negative - impact on the world financial markets."

Here's a look at the irresistible treasures that make ownership of the South China Sea crucial...