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Slideshow China policy battles boost South China Sea strains Tweet Share this Email Print Related News China military warns of confrontation over seas Sun, Apr 22 2012 South Sudan withdraws from oil area, easing border crisis Fri, Apr 20 2012 China's Wen in Iceland, eyes on Arctic riches Fri, Apr 20 2012 China assisting North Korean missile program: Panetta Fri, Apr 20 2012 Bashir says Sudan to teach South "final lesson by force" Thu, Apr 19 2012 Analysis & Opinion Growth is the least of China’s three big worries Towards a better society in China Related Topics World » China » A handout photo shows two Chinese surveillance ships which sailed between a Philippines warship and eight Chinese fishing boats to prevent the arrest of any fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal, a small group of rocky formations whose sovereignty is contested by the Philippines and China, in the South China Sea, about 124 nautical miles off the main island of Luzon April 10, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Philippine Army Handout By Michael Martina and Manuel Mogato BEIJING/MANILA | Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:40am EDT BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - Jockeying by Chinese agencies over policy fiefdoms and budgets threatens to intensify tensions in the disputed South China Sea, a respected think tank warned on Monday, with the Philippines seeking more patrols to guard against China's claims. China has territorial disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan across the South China Sea. They worry over what some see as growing Chinese assertiveness in staking claims over the sea's islands, reefs and shoals. On Sunday, the commander of security forces on the western Philippines island of Palawan said he had asked for more ships and planes to be deployed to step up patrols in his area, fearing China may build on uninhabited features there. "In the age of prefab materials, they can do it in just one day," Lieutenant General Juancho Sabban told reporters after annual U.S.-Philippines war games on the island. Sabban's area of command includes the Spratly islands, one of the main disputed areas in the South China Sea. "We have more patrols now than before and we are asking for more air assets so we can patrol the area," he said. Sabban said there is growing concern over China's increased presence in the South China Sea, including plans to place markers in contested waters that are seen as an attempt to bolster its territorial claims. In a report released on Monday, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said weak coordination among the various Chinese government bodies responsible for South China Sea policy has also complicated China's attempt at a peaceful rise. "The escalating tensions since 2009 have dealt a severe blow to Beijing's relationships with its Southeast Asian neighbors and gravely tarnished its image both regionally and internationally," the ICG report said. "While some efforts have been made to patch up diplomatic ties since mid-2011, the longer-term situation in the South China Sea will remain volatile in light of China's internal coordination problems," it said. China's military, in a commentary in the official Liberation Army Daily on Saturday, warned the United States that U.S.-Philippine military exercises have raised the risk of armed confrontation in the South China Sea. It was the harshest warning yet after weeks of tension. Peking University professor Jia Qingguo said China may be preparing to take a tougher line on disputes, adding many in China want Washington to rein in Manila. "Quite a lot of people are thinking that the U.S. is encouraging the Philippines to create a problem for China in the South China Sea," Jia said. MILITARY EXERCISES The ICG report said at least 11 ministry-level government agencies, and five law enforcement agencies under them, play a part in China's South China Sea management. China's navy, it said, uses territorial disputes to validate modernization. "While some agencies act aggressively to compete with one another for greater portions of the budget pie, others attempt to expand their economic activities in disputed areas due to their single-minded focus on economic growth," the report said. "The biggest problem in coordinating the actors - apart from their number - is that most of these agencies were originally established to implement domestic policies but now play a foreign policy role," it said. Adding to the confusion, provincial governments in coastal regions that border the South China Sea have increased tensions by promoting tourism in the disputed waters, the report said. China completed a trial voyage by a cruise ship earlier this month to the Paracel Islands, called the Xisha islands in Chinese but also claimed by Vietnam. U.S. and Philippine troops launched two weeks of annual naval drills in mid-April. Amphibious landing drills were set to take place on Wednesday in areas facing the South China Sea. On Saturday, joint marine units simulated an assault to retake an oil rig from militants in northern Palawan. U.S. and Philippine military officials however said the drills were not directed at China or any other party. In recent weeks, Philippine and Chinese ships have faced off near the Scarborough Shoal in waters, claimed by Manila and Beijing, that are believed to be rich in oil and gas. 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