23 May 2018
- RSIS
- Media Mentions
- Protests Over, China Seen More Empowered to Militarise a Disputed Sea
Protests Over, China Seen More Empowered to Militarise a Disputed Sea
Beijing weathered only light protests against its reported missile installations in the Spratly Islands, making it easier to strengthen its military outposts in the disputed South China Sea, analysts said. Collin Koh, a maritime security research fellow at NTU Singapore, said China is more than willing to do what it is already doing, including those build-ups, so long as it doesn’t cross the threshold of hostilities.
IDSS / Online
