Not "disputed". Does that mean China doesn't have a claim on those waters, but they're flexing their muscles against anyone who even travels near them?
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Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Vietnam also have military installations on the spratly islands yet Brunei's claim is better than anyone's. Are they also aggressors?
They all have one thing in common though. They all have more right to some control of the south China Sea than the US does.
That could very well be, my complaint is the island building China is doing then its claiming that as sovreign territory around said island that was man made in disputed waters.
Besides I don't see the USA saying we want your islands. Some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world are in this area and China is looking to create a maze of sovreign islands to control the shipping lanes let alone the resources under said water.
Also there is alot more then just spratly islands when talking about China stating it has control over ALL SOUTH CHINA sea.
Many asked the US to intervene, among other countries.
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Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
But none of these countries can stand up to China, even if they all stand together they can't really oppose China without US help.
The US of course has its own interests at play, and it is primarily interested in containing China, but in this case China is the aggressor and has a ridiculous position. Their claim line is based on Chinese exploration centuries ago, which, if that were the basis for countries claiming territorial waters, would give Spain and Portgual control of 90% of the world's oceans.
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