Beijing now calls the shots in the South China Sea, and the US and Asean must accept this for lasting peace

 
The contest for the perceptual domination of the South China Sea, for the Asean claimants and thereby Southeast Asia, is over. China has won. There is little its regional opponents can do now. How did this come about and what are the options for dealing with it?
 
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