Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

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Wu Shicun is the founding president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies and chairman of the Huayang Centre for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance. In this interview, the first in a series about the South China Sea dispute, he discusses ways Beijing can respond to rival claimants.This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. For other interviews in the Open Questions series, click here.With Manila intensifying its “transparency” campaign, how does China view the...