Book review: Dispatches from a troubled regionThis thoroughly researched book examines the marine degradation in the South China Sea and the major players who can do something about itBy Bradley Winterton / Contributing reporterTaiwan is one of seven nations laying claims of one kind or another to islands in the South China Sea. MARINE DEGRADATIONDISPATCHES FROM THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, by James Borton. Almost 55 percent of the world’s fishing vessels, many of them small, operate in the South China Sea. “The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” declared former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Taiwan, Borton argues, is a highly responsible player in the South China Sea game.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2022 03:04 UTC