Perhaps China is beginning clearance of “its” waters of foreign vessels.I am sure China claims exclusive fishing rights to the entier South Sea.
Could be.
I’m not sure how it claims those waters, since they are off the coasts of Vietnam and the Philippines.
We’re probably shirking the need to keep those waterways open.
This would be a problem in a global conflict.
China wants to cut off access to the Indian Ocean, or at the very least make it very difficult for us.