[Rummyfan]

Actually, there may be oil in the South China Sea..... Vietnam and the Chinese and the Phillipines are having some friction over that.

[Brilliant]

Of course. That's why I mentioned it.

[PzLdr]

They're having a dispute over two groups of islands, the Spratleys (?) and one other. The Chinese have apparently fortified parts of one of the groups. Evidence is there's oil in the seabed. Plus, it's a strategic location along the sea lanes.