BRUSSELS—The territorial disputes between China and its Southeast Asian neighbors have reached the point of a "dangerous evolution," according to a member of the European Parliament. Robert Goebbels of Luxembourg, a member of the European Parliament since 1999 and a former journalist, urged the claimant states to resolve the disputes peacefully in international courts. But Goebbels doubted that China's ultimate goal is to provoke a military confrontation in the region. He said Beijing is apparently showing the world that it has "the necessary muscle" by investing heavily in submarines and an aircraft carrier, its first, which is "a typical offe...
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