South China Sea

3. Sixth largest country in the world that is building hangers for US bombers (9)
5. Policy that enforces a single government in China (3,5)
8. _______ province that China believes Taiwan to be (9)
11. The Philippines sought international __________ (agreement by parties to continue the issue privately and not take it to court) (11)
12. The name of the line that marks China's territorial claim (4,4,4)
15. The US have provided Australia with ______ technology in return for a permanent hangers to house US planes (7)

1. US president who signed an agreement that means Taiwan's government is not recognised by NATO (5,6)
2. Chain of islands that are highly contested (along with Spratly islands) (7)
4. The country that banned the Barbie movie because of its portrayal of the nine-dash line (7)
6. Political party that the US stated is the "sole legal government of China" (abbreviation) (1,1,1)
7. There is estimated to be 190 trillion cubic feet of this, as well as 11 billion barrels of oil in the South China Sea (7,3)
9. The relationship between Japan and the US (6)
10. The city in China that believes China's right to the area goes back centuries (7)
13. What Japan is planning to do to their military budget (6)
14. Number of military bases that the US have in the Philippines (4)