The South China Sea.

It appears that the South China Sea is having a major strategic military development. However the Chinese government says that there is 'no such development'. On the other hand the US is concerned that this area of international shipping could soon become a place, were the two major powers have their first serious confrontation. Steve Bannon a close confidante of Trump is of the opinion that 'its likely that this will be a flash point'. Other countries in the region - like Japan, Malaya and Vietnam also have claims on the South China Sea. Things are definitely hotting up.