By Kishore Mahbubani
The Straits Times
14 November 2015
Red Alert: A new geopolitical haze
It centres on the South China Sea, a prime example of why the US must lead by example in abiding by international law.
Something very dangerous has happened in our neighbourhood. The
result may well be a new geopolitical haze over South-east Asia that
could be more persistent and more painful than the physical haze we have
experienced in recent months.
What is this dangerous event? On Oct 27, the US navy vessel
Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of the reclaimed islands built by
China over the previously submerged Subi Reef in the South China Sea to
demonstrate physically that China is not allowed under international
law to claim territorial waters around reefs.http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/red-alert-a-new-geopolitical-haze
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