Summary MGT618 Assignment1 Wk1 Grammarly edited real.docx MGT 618 €œTiny Islands, Big Trouble€ Barry Bland California Intercontinental University MGT 618 €“ International Business Overview It is no surprise that the South China Sea has brought nations to

MGT618 Assignment1 Wk1 Grammarly edited MGT 618 €œTiny Islands, Big Trouble€ Barry Bland California Intercontinental University MGT 618 €“ International Business Overview It is no surprise that the South China Sea has brought nations to the brink of war. The bone of contention is over the Spratly, Paracel, and the Pinnacle Islands and two submerged ridges and banks. €œOtherwise called the Macclesfield bank and Scarborough Shoal respectively€ (Griffin and Pustay, 2015). This waterway is a vital lifeline in international commerce, primarily because it provides one-tenth of the world's commercial fishing. The size of this waterway stems from the straits of Taiwan through the channels of Malacca. €œBrunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam all claim the islands and reefs belong to them€ (Griffin and Pustay, 2015). Without some form of resolution, trade relations bound to suffer, and possible pol