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No mere scratch: South China Sea collisions could set off a wider conflict
The recent encounters between Chinese and Philippine vessels carry a heightened risk of events spiralling into a US-China clash.
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A Philippine flagged boat is blocked by a China Coast Guard vessel in an incident that resulted in a collision.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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For months, this was the precise worry: that the threatening manoeuvres at sea and in the air that have set China against a host of other nations – the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Canada and the United States – would one day lead to a dire situation in which things swiftly spin out of control, with far-reaching consequences.
