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Although the Chinese have steadfastly maintained that the South China Sea dispute needs to be regarded as a purely local and regional regional affair, it is increasingly regarded as a much more global concern. This is because it is widely seen as a means of assessing China’s future role and policy, an increasingly neuralgic matter for the United States and a number of other external countries. The strategic significance of the dispute is most obviously exemplified by the external concern for the dispute’s possible impact on the freedom of navigation and the extent, nature and consequences of the naval modernisation programmes of the claimants. Given the dangers inherent in the rising temperature, there is a clear need for clarity and cool heads both within the region and outside it.
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