South China Sea
In recent years, U.S. military planners have shifted their focus from counterterrorism, low intensity conflict to great powers like China and high intensity threats. The most likely single scenario for a major military engagement against high intensity threats and China is centered on the South China Sea. Establishment of Military bases, disputes on islands, and other matters put South China Sea always in the news.
The South China Sea (SCS) is a marginal sea. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca straits to the Strait of Taiwan of ....