The South China Sea's Gathering Storm

[ORAC]

https://www.defensenews.com/naval/20...-the-old-boss/

In the South China Sea, it’s ‘meet the new boss, same as the old boss’

....Just 21 days into Biden’s presidency, and with a remarkably small sample size, the emerging policy on China looks nearly indistinguishable from the Trump policy, which has led many China watchers to believe that a policy of strategic competition with Beijing — in the maritime realm and beyond — is here for the long term. Or at least for Biden’s....

“There is continuity in the South China Sea, but it’s its continuity of the Trump approach, not a return of the Obama approach.”.....