April 26, 2012

China Rattles Its Sabre Over Offshore Oil

Steve LeVine, Energy Wire


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After years of friction over offshore oil and gas stakes, China has plunged into a new series of diplomatic confrontations over the disputed South and East China seas, and analysts expect the tension to continue drawing in the United States.

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