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How China Sees the South China Sea
September 09, 2013
If Beijing sees the near seas as “blue national soil,” foreign patrols must look like invaders.
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The Commons: Beijing's "Blue National Soil"
“The commons must remain the commons, lest the system of liberal trade and commerce collapse…”
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