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Makes you wonder if China maybe has a 20 year plan towards something very bad out there. I mean why do they even want that space?
by ck2 11y ago
Makes you wonder if China maybe has a 20 year plan towards something very bad out there.
I mean why do they even want that space?
- mastax 11y agoUseless islands are good for expanding Exclusive Economic Zone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone
- unethical_ban 11y ago$5 trillion a year in cargo passes through.
- johngalt 11y agoIt allows china to press economic claims in the surrounding waters. Such as exploitation of resources, and interfering in commercial shipping. Overall it's a chess move. It allows China to exert pressure on the region. Similar to Iran and the strait of Hormuz.
- throwaway21816 11y agoThe minerals, fish and shipping of the area makes up most of the other countries economies. With control of this area china could exert pressure directly onto these other countries.