TAIPEI, TAIWAN — An underwater observation network planned as the first project of its kind in the South China Sea will reassert Beijing’s sovereignty over the disputed body of water while offering the country information valuable for oil exploration, mineral searches and possible military uses.

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“It’s more a natural science than a social science project,” said Yun Sun, East Asia Program senior associate at the Stimson Center think tank in Washington.

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