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The Opinion Pages | Op-Ed Contributor

China’s Pacific Overtures

By SIMON WINCHESTER NOV. 6, 2015

THE dangerous game of chicken now being played out in the South China Sea, with American warships sailing provocatively close to a clutch of new-made Chinese islands, is only the beginning of what looks to be a lengthy and epic tussle.
That’s because a detailed plan, hatched in Beijing decades ago, is currently being unrolled, with the aim of demonstrating that the Pacific Ocean is no longer an immense American-dominated lake, but an ocean belonging to the world, with no navy or nation wielding a monopoly of power across its waters. How the United States deals with China’s latest moves will determine to no small degree the future serenity of the planet.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/opinion/chinas-pacific-overtures.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&_r=0