South China Sea: the Second Front of the US-China Confrontation

... missiles and ground to air missiles at the outposts of the Spratly Islands, thereby strengthening the militarization of the South China Sea [ 2 ]. At the same time, the decision of the PCA of 2016 stated that no artificial island-building can change ... ... 2019, the U.S. format of presence in the region became even more collective: the United States, the Philippines, India, and Japan conducted joint quadrilateral exercises in Changi Bay, located on the waterway from the Strait of Malacca to the SCS. A ...