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SamuelTheThird

(1,204 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 11:15 PM Wednesday

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China moves to blockade major trade route

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-moves-block-entrance-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal-images-show-2026-04-15/

na is employing ships and a barrier to tighten control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea amid roiling tension with the Philippines over the disputed feature, satellite imagery obtained by Reuters shows.
Scarborough is one of Asia's most hotly disputed maritime sites, where ‌some diplomats and analysts fear long-running frictions and confrontations could degenerate into armed conflict.

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China moves to blockade major trade route (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Wednesday OP

Again reminded how George Lucas was mocked for trade routes being a part of conflict in his Star Wars saga themaguffin Thursday #1

themaguffin

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1. Again reminded how George Lucas was mocked for trade routes being a part of conflict in his Star Wars saga