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/Me looks at the sea that China, Phillipines and Vietnam dispute.

Names matter.




Maritime power, international order, and alliances matter. You can keep the name!

Names matter to egotistical politicians who want to secure an easy "win" to demonstrate their capability to their stakeholders.


Names are used as political tools.

Did Argentina invade the Falklands, or liberate Malvinas?

Why is part of the South China Sea now called the West Phillipine Sea but only in the Phillipines?

Why is the Republic of Macedonia now North Macedonia?




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