Diplomacy in the South China Sea

The South China Sea dispute is one of the tensest territorial disputes ongoing today. Both China and Taiwan (as the ROC) claim most of the region based on the Nine-Dash Line. As diplomatic negotiations have failed to resolve the competing claims, the claimants have resorted to militarily occupying any pile of sand they can build a base on. The most important of these, the Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands, watch over the wealth of natural resources and busy sea trade lanes. Whoever conquers all these tiny islands and reefs will have a stranglehold over the other regional powers.

Rules and Features:

1. Standard rules apply, along with build anywhere.
2. Fleet/army transformation option is available.
3. Cebu City, Singapore, Subi Reef, Kuala Lumpur, Sumatra, and Pattle Island have canals and fleets can move to any adjacent
4. South China Sea is a "high seas" region. Six units can occupy this region, represented by the numbered 1-4 boxes. Each box borders every region that South China Sea borders along with other boxes.
5. Dangerous Ground is also a "high seas" region. However, the waters here are too treacherous for large ships. Fleets cannot enter Dangerous Ground, only armies (as marine forces). Armies cannot be convoyed into Dangerous Ground. Five units can occupy this region, represented by the boxes inside the Dangerous Ground named Bombay Castle, Pearson Reef, Amboyna Cay, Cuarteron Reef, and Commodore Reef. Each box borders every region that Dangerous Ground borders along with the other boxes.
6. Armies and fleets can enter the islands that surround Dangerous Ground and South China Sea: Itu Aba Island, Thitu Island, Subi Reef, Mischief Reef, Spratly Island, and Fiery Cross Reef.
7. A coastal connect connects Hainan and Guangzhou that can be crossed by armies and fleets..
8. A coastal connect connects Jakarta and Sumatra that can be crossed by armies and fleets..