To maintain calm in the South China Sea, Beijing just reaches for the bilateral playbook

SCMP | Dec. 21, 2024, 5 p.m. | Original
China’s often-used bilateral consultation mechanism doesn’t always work, but it does help defuse conflicts, experts say.
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