Editor’s Note: On June 23, the World Post website published an article by Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming on the South China Sea issue entitled China Is Not Trying to "Rule the Waves." An edited version of the article folows:‘Rule, Britannia! Rule the waves!" This was the patriotic chant of the British Royal Navy when the British Empire was taking shape. That naval power was the force that enabled Britain to rise to world dominance 250 years ago.Today, some suggest that China is
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