Enter Europe into the escalating contest for supremacy in the South China Sea.
In what could be a seismic shift, France and the United Kingdom (UK) have indicated their commitment to prevent any single nation, namely China, from dominating a vital sea line through which over US$5 trillion of trade travels every year.
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