Why is the South China sea so disputed?

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Many predict that the South China sea could soon become the scene of a showdown between two super powers, with one third of global trade passing through it.

Month after month, an increasingly violent battle for dominance is being fought in its contested waters. But why is the sea so disputed?

Sky's Data and Forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire explains.

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