Seahawk helicopters are seen on the flight deck of the JS Izumo, the Japan Self-defence Forces’ largest warship, as it takes part in a military exercise in the South China Sea last month. Photo: Reuters
False calm in the South China Sea should lull no one
Benoit Hardy-Chartrand says a year after the Hague ruling, the disputes between China and the other claimant states to territories in the South China Sea appear to have abated, but the underlying tensions remain unchanged
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South China Sea
Seahawk helicopters are seen on the flight deck of the JS Izumo, the Japan Self-defence Forces’ largest warship, as it takes part in a military exercise in the South China Sea last month. Photo: Reuters