Ukraine-like conflict could happen over South China Sea, says academic


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PETALING JAYA: The international response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict will dictate the future of China’s disputes with Southeast Asian countries, says an academic. Guido Benny, an associate professor at Taylor’s University, said a conflict similar to the one in Ukraine could happen in Southeast Asia because of disputed boundaries in the South China Sea. “The way China sees Taiwan as one of its provinces is similar to how Russia sees Ukraine as part of its family,” Benny said at a talk on the Ukraine crisis yesterday. He said if the conflict in Ukraine was not brought under control, there may...