One of the key motivations for Beijing in its audacious water claims is the lucrative shipping lanes and trading ports that make up the South China Sea, provoking President Xi Jinping to enforce a controversial Nine-Dash Line demarcation of what China deems to be its territory. This has sparked fury not just from Asian neighbours, but also other economies around the world as the South China Sea has emerged as a hugely important trading area where activities affect trade all over the world....
source: Express