5 ms·
Because China will claim it as its territory and set up a military base there before you can count to ten. Just ask The Philippines.
by reaperducer 3y ago
Because China will claim it as its territory and set up a military base there before you can count to ten.
Just ask The Philippines.
- nextos 3y agoAnd because it enables claims on resources located in its economic zone and the corresponding seabed. Take for instance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia, tiny islands but huge ocean area with immense resources.
- ryandrake 3y agoSeems pretty far for China to care about. Pitcairn Island is roughly the same great circle distance from Beijing as it is from London.
- azinman2 3y agoWould you say the same about Solomon Islands?
- reaperducer 3y agoWhat makes you think it's looking at London? Pitcairn Islands is half way to the Americas, and right in the thick of a bunch of U.S. territories.
- doublec 3y agoWhat are the US territories it's in the thick of? Closest territories are French Polynesia and Rapa nui, a Chilean territory.