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The articles about the South China Sea always make me curious because all the countries are involved in claiming non-islands. China is simply late to the party
by legulere 9y ago
The articles about the South China Sea always make me curious because all the countries are involved in claiming non-islands. China is simply late to the party and is making similar claims than the other countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So...
Quarrels about borders exist also in democratic countries, the only difference is that there good diplomatic ties are usually seen as more important.
- intended 9y agoA better analogy would be that there’s an argument on land between various farming households. China is now using heavy machinery to change the flow of the river which served as the naturally boundary and saying “see, this ALL used to be mine.” China also patently doesn’t give a crap about equal countries or cultural issues - they want and need to be the top, and so that’s what they are going to Do.