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Spratly Islands
South China Sea · International
The contested South China Sea archipelago whose Chinese militarization figures into Covert Commando's strategic backdrop and Sam's musings on regional power.
The Spratlys are an archipelago of more than 100 reefs and small islands in the South China Sea, claimed in whole or in part by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.