Alarm as China Issues Rules for Disputed Area 1 more image By JANE PERLEZ Published: December 02, 2012 HAIKOU, China - New rules announced by a Chinese province last week to allow interceptions of ships in the South China Sea are raising concerns in the region, and in Washington, that simmering disputes with Southeast Asian countries over the waters will escalate. The move by Hainan Province, which administers China's South China Sea claims, is being seen by some outside analysts as another step in the country'sbid to solidify its claims to much of the sea, which includes crucial international shipping lanes through whichmore than a third of global trade is carried

Alarm as China Issues Rules for Disputed Area 1 more image By JANE PERLEZ Published: December 02, 2012 HAIKOU, China - New rules announced by a Chinese province last week to allow interceptions of ships in the South China Sea are raising concerns in the region, and in Washington, that simmering disputes with Southeast Asian countries over the waters will escalate. The move by Hainan Province, which administers China's South China Sea claims, is being seen by some outside analysts as another step in the country'sbid to solidify its claims to much of the sea, which includes crucial international shipping lanes through whichmore than a third of global trade is carried