BEIJING — A summer storm is brewing in the South China Sea. Evidence appears to be mounting that China is pondering another bout of island-building in the South China Sea, and the United States administration and military is already on the alert. Twice last week – and again on Tuesday – the U.S. Pacific Command said it sent warplanes close to Scarborough Shoal, a triangular chain of coral reefs, sand and rocks just off the coast of the Philippines. In Beijing, the response was sharp. The shoal is the latest point of friction between China, the United States and nations ringing the South China Sea over Beijing's moves to build maritime outposts and other sites that could have potential future...
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