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The South China Sea connects the western Pacific with the Indian Ocean and hence with the rest of the world. Historically its sea lanes have perhaps been most vital to global sea-borne commercial activities. And partly because of its position straddling the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, most of Southeast Asia was embroiled in the commercial streams that swept through the region during the first period of globalization which precipitated the colonization of most of the area. The process of decolonization also brought much turmoil to the region.
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