[massgopguy]

China doesn't need Arab oil. They are going to take the Spratleys.

[The KG9 Kid]

That's been the thinking anyway, at least from Tom Clancy.

[AnAmericanMother]

There's oil on the Spratleys? Any actual exploration, other than speculation?

I find that difficult to believe, given that the only people interested in that godforsaken bit of coral have been radio amateurs seeking a "new country" and the Chinese, Vietnamese and Philippines squabbling over whose flag will fly over it (at low tide).