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Just pull a China and build a few artificial islands out there and expand your territorial waters significantly.
by nostromo 3y ago
Just pull a China and build a few artificial islands out there and expand your territorial waters significantly.
- guidedlight 3y agoManmade structures are not recognised in international law. This is why Sealand cannot be recognised as a nation.
- indemnity 3y agoInternational law is for the countries that do not have sufficient power to act unilaterally..,
- roygbiv2 3y agoThere are various reasons why it can't. The main one being that: > Since 1987, when the United Kingdom extended its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, the platform has been in British territory.
- vmfunction 3y agoNot really US style! As someone once said: "US is run by lawyers, and China engineer." And it is very telling how they both approach this issue of territory expansion.
- nebula8804 3y agoPeople tend to use this quote to disparage the US but try asking the Uyghurs and you'll see how treating every problem as an engineering problem is not always a great idea. If you also look at TikTok through this lens it also explains a lot about how it operates.