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LOCATION : SOUTH CHINA SEA (SPRATLY ISLANDS)
DATE/TIME: 12 DECEMBER 1997 02:00:00 ZULU
On 1 July 1997 the Chinese regained possession of Hong Kong. With this important territory reincorporated, China set her sights on regaining another disputed territory, the Spratly Islands. These Islands potentially contain large oil reserves and sit adjacent to vital sea lanes.
On 8 August 1997 the Chinese sent numerous task forces into the Spratly Islands and seized the disputed island chain. As expected, Western sanctions came swiftly after forceful occupation of the Spratly Islands. Chinese leaders knew economic sanctions would come, but had underestimated their disastrous effect on the Chinese economy.
Unwilling to directly confront the US militarily, but wishing to bring the west to the barganing table under Beijing's conditions, the Chinese have declared the South China Sea closed to the Japanese. With the vital shipping lanes closed by the Chinese Navy, the flow of oil to Japan will be impeded. Until the sea lanes are opened or a settlement is reached, Japan's economy will also suffer. The newly elected ultra-nationalistic Japanese Diet has decided to break the Chinese blockade, and not only reopen the South China Sea to Japanese commerce, but also to establish Japan as the dominant regional power.
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