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China’s smallest province plays big role in South China Sea claim

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS ALARM  bells rang again with the announcement last week by China that Hainan, its southernmost province, was implementing a Fishery Law that requires foreign fishing boats to get its approval when venturing into the South China Sea starting Jan. 1, 2014. Hainan, with an area of 32,900 square kilometers, is China’s

China’s smallest province plays big role in South China Sea claim