https://www.scmp.com/rss/503850/feed Commander Jeff W. Benson is a military fellow with Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and commanded the USS Stethem (DDG-63), forward deployed in Japan, from 2017 to 2019. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com If China truly wants to coexist and compete peacefully in the Indo-Pacific, it must comply with international treaties and agreements. This includes international accords that apply to the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where the risk of an incident is growing, not only between the US and China, but also between China and its neighbours. China’s flouting of international rules in the South China Sea may spark a future maritime incident. Some Chinese charge that the United States is... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052429/conflict-prevention-south-china-sea-depends-china-abiding-existing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052429/conflict-prevention-south-china-sea-depends-china-abiding-existing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Feb 2020 18:00:15 +0000