The Spratly Islands: powderkeg/
SLOCOMBE Geoff
The Spratly Islands: powderkeg/ Geoff Slocombe - 2015
Increasing population pressures and rising living standards in the oil-based economies of countries bordering the South China Sea has led to more confrontations around the Spratly Islands, as six nations jostle to establish their sovereignty claims to this rich fishing ground and known, but as yet little exploited, source of crude oil and natural gas.
SOUTH CHINA SEA--MARITIME
CHINA
SPRATLY ISLANDS
TERRITORIAL CLAIMS
The Spratly Islands: powderkeg/ Geoff Slocombe - 2015
Increasing population pressures and rising living standards in the oil-based economies of countries bordering the South China Sea has led to more confrontations around the Spratly Islands, as six nations jostle to establish their sovereignty claims to this rich fishing ground and known, but as yet little exploited, source of crude oil and natural gas.
SOUTH CHINA SEA--MARITIME
CHINA
SPRATLY ISLANDS
TERRITORIAL CLAIMS