South China Sea Tension Rising As Russia Backs China

South China Sea tension is approaching a boiling point, the Associated Press is reporting, as Russia appears to take sides as a test of the relative international influence of the U.S. may be in the offing. South China Sea Tension: U.S., U.K. support U.N. ruling, China, Russia opposed The United States is calmly if quietly ratcheting up its actions in the South China Sea as a U.N. tribunal ruling could point to an interesting benchmark. The Philippines have challenged China’s territorial claims in proceedings at the U.N. Court of Arbitration, but China has refused to take part in deliberations and Russia…