The complex dispute over sovereignty in the 1.2m square miles of sea has been simmering for decades, but has grown increasingly fractious in the past few years.
超过1.2平方英里海域的复杂领土争端问题在过去的几十年中缓慢升温，但在过去的几年里变得格外糟糕。
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Lithuanians, with unhappy memories of past Polonisation, have never delivered on repeated promises to sort out an arcane dispute about spelling.
SPORADIC strikes by postmen over the past 16 weeks will turn into crippling nationwide action from October 22nd, if the two sides in a bitter dispute over working conditions and pay cannot get closer.