AS CHINA COMPLAINS THAT THE THAAD NOOSE AROUND ITS BACKSIDE IS TIGHTENED WHILST IT PURSUES THE SPRATLY EXPANSION TO PREVENT THE MOAT INCAPSULATION WHERE CHINA WILL PROTEST THE INTERNATIONAL RULING OF ITS ILLEGAL LAND GRABBING OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party on Wednesday warned Washington that there would be a "price" to pay if it crosses China's "bottom line" by meddling in disputes over the South China Sea.
The People's Daily editorial comes as Beijing ramps up efforts to assert its stance ahead of a ruling by an international tribunal in a case filed by the Philippines challenging China's claims to most of the South China Sea. China is boycotting the case before The Hague-based court and says it will not accept the verdict.

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