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Andrés Vacca | TheBL 01/27/21, 15:52 Aircraft carrier the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) operates in the South China Sea on Nov. 15, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil/navy.mil) Philippine analysts expressed concern that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set the stage for a full-blown armed conflict in the South China Sea. A recently implemented new draft law significantly increased the Chinese coast guard’s power to conduct coastal attacks in the area. As experts warned in communication with the South China Morning Post (SCMP) , the new legislation allows the CCP’s coast guard to...
