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Spratly islands: The hunt by China for crude oil is political and military as much as it is economic

• The Economic Spy
Spratly islands in the South China Sea are a story of territorial claims based to a large extent on economic issues! With much of the supply of global crude oil currently coming from the somewhat unstable region of the Middle East, China is looking to expand its reach into the contested Spratly islands...

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