Warm water, cold war

There is a dangerous contest going on between the US and China for the Asia-Pacific, writes Ramzy Baroud*

On two occasions in my life I found myself living close to the South China Sea. The sea became my escape from life's pressing responsibilities. But there is no escaping the fact that the deceptively serene waters are now also grounds for a nascent but real new cold war.
China takes the name of the sea very seriously. Its claim over the relatively

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