The South China Sea isn't China's own sea. "Japan and the United States are worried by China's efforts to exercise unilateral control over the South China Sea, a concern shared by France, which controls several Pacific islands, including New Caledonia and French Polynesia." Meanwhile four mighty allied navies are planning a joint exercise as a "show of force" against China's ambitions in South China Sea and beyond. A month earlier, China told Japan’s close ally, America, to stay away from its “own” South China Sea, as three China Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to the Japan Coast Guard. While it is almost certain that the show of military power by the allied naval forces will draw angry protests from China, it may tame Beijing’s ambitions to control the South China Sea, and give peace another chance.

Source: Forbes May 01, 2017 23:48 UTC