I am concerned that China's president and the Chinese Government may see President Obama's last few months as a window of opportunity for establishing an air defense identification zone [ADIZ], expanding reclamation activities to Scarborough Shoal, accelerating the militarization of the artificial features or some move that will test our resolve.
Forbes expresses concern over potential Chinese aggression during Obama's final months in office.
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There is no legal authority to draw a big circle in the water a thousand miles long and then claim it as some sort of special zone or internal waters.
I believe that we can inject enough doubts into the minds of China's leaders about its use in the scenarios we worry most about.
I also see an opportunity for a new administration to take a new and stronger stance on the South China Sea.
In the coming decades, this is the region where the largest armies in the world will camp.
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