Salami Slicing

• Salami-slicing in the South China Sea

  IMOA

  Artificial Islands, China, Philippines, Reclamation, Salami Slicing, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Strategy

  July 4, 2015

  News × West Philippine Sea

  Just when the memories of anti-Chinese protests and rioting have started to fade among the Vietnamese, the Chinese are stoking the fires again with another salami-slicing maneuver. Last Thursday, Beijing announced the redeployment of the deepwater oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 to the waters near the disputed Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands. The placement of the rig […]

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