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July 27, 2010

U.S. Challenges China in Its 'Lake'

Willy Lam, Asia Sentinel

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Washington is openly challenging Beijing's claims that the South China Sea is an area of China's "core interest" and that foreign powers should not intervene in the fast-rising quasi-superpower's sphere of interest. It is the first time that the US has indicated its readiness to play a major role in defusing one of Asia's hottest flashpoints.

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