CCP don't care! They will just send their fishing boats to other seas (such as within the EEZ of Ecuador (including the famous Galapagos islands), Argentina, East & West African states, etc. and deplete the fish stocks there. Unless countries become more forceful, such as sinking the Chinese boats, in protecting their fishing areas & EEZ (as they are entitled to, under UNCLOS) then the CCP will continue to lawlessly their illegal practices.
Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
Pretty much what the US did with Middle East and Africa anyways, and humbled them with it's strong military. History has always been written by the strongest same goes for Roman empire, same goes for Europe in the 1400s to 1800s, same goes for America and same goes for China in Asia.
@@YYLiow china still not that strong, their logistic can be easily block in malaca straight and they don't have blue navy to defend it, thats why they don't dare to fight Indonesia yet
@@Melior_Traiano I wouldn't say 8 years is a long time in comparison with the thousands of years the Chinese dynasty dominated Japan. Also, may I ask where you learned that the Chinese lost in the Sino-Vietnamese war? Any sources? From what I know, both sides declared victory, so there isn't really a winner to the war.
I have been saying all this time. In the world of international politics, it is always the biggest gun that makes the rule. China is able to do what it does because it has the biggest navy. Likewise, the US is able to do what it does because of its navy
@@user-qs1xz2mx6fbut this is the truth of the world. If US is not behind Israel how the hell Israel can raise war against all its neighboring country.
@@lamarcalewarts1155 Yes, China has built artificial islands in the South China Sea: Scale China has built artificial islands on seven coral reefs in the Spratly Islands, creating almost 3,000 acres of new land. Method China uses a process called land reclamation to build the islands. This involves dredging sand, sediment, and sometimes rock from the sea floor and depositing it in shallow water areas. The dredged material is then compacted to create new land. Purpose China claims the islands are for improving living conditions for people stationed there, and to provide aid to ships passing through the area. However, some analysts say the islands are military bases with runways, air defenses, and long-range radar installations. 7 islands together form China South China Sea government. This is the status quo. China has the largest navy in the world. No issue for self defense. China is here to stay. This is the reality. Go study history of study U.S. history, tell any example in history w Jen a nation is superpower to give up its land to weaker challengers? Please no day dream please. Google provide me the above information. Please do your own home work. Try to be a grow up and watch thing with an objective view. Nog just what you want, you must respect what other parties want, peacefully negotiations for dispute. Not acting like a child emotionally. It is all business. It is all about national interest.
My grandpa had a piece of land. Far away from our home. Now this Land is occupied grabbed by locals who says that that land is not ours because of we are not locals. At that that time the land registrar did not yet exist . So if china can not get that island ...why U.S.A can get island far away from their homeland far away outside of EEZ
The people of the southern Vietnam . These locals are from neighbouring countries like China Philippines Brunei Indonesia and Malaysia who dare say it’s theirs 😂
You can't just make up a claim and say it's a historic reality. The 9 dash line was NOT a historic claim, but a strategic one. As regards the USA, they occupied actual islands (not underwater reefs) which they took from the Japanese Empire during a war which Japan started. Japan officially relinquished any claim to those territories in 1946 and ceded them to the USA. Perfectly legal. Any questions?
The amount of resources that China has been pouring into this turf dispute must be staggering. The public cost of Hong Kong's Lantau Tomorrow Vision civilian artificial island project was estimated at 79 billion, and that project was right by their coastline and infrastructure, not 300 miles overseas.
Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
What we see is the reef build into islands by China, (at least China build their own islands). What about those islands colonized by America in Marshall Islands and in Bikini Islands where constantly nuclear testing conducted there? Imagine the fallout to the natives and islanders.
This video tells one truth is that Vietnam controls much larger number of small islands in South China Sea, and China is trying to catch up. Why less conflict between Vietnam and China but more between Philippines and China? One reason: USA. Philippines allows USA to setup military bases on its territory ,which become serious threat to China and its goal to unite Taiwan. As for building islands , Vietnam has been making solid progress recently but few reports about it.
Watch the video from 2:00 to 3:00. See the number of outposts in the most contested area, the Spratly Islands: Vietnam 50, Philippines 9, China 7, Malaysia 5. Out of the 7, China has 4 bases built on them while Vietnam is actively doing the same on their outposts without problems. If you look at this objectively the reasons for China doing this is to 1: Secure the most important trade route from China to the world (which the video mentioned) and 2. Extend the defense perimeter beyond its coast. China learnt from its past when gunboats from a faraway empire closed off its sea forcing it to surrender the lands. Now look at how the current empire from faraway extends its defense perimeters way way beyond its coast in addition to carrier strike groups that can go anywhere, you will understand reason #2. These outposts and existing constructions are not going to disappear or change hands, and they are grouped closed together with possible overlapping supply routes. May all neighbors talk it out peacefully without instigation from someone faraway.
Great idea. America should build a base there too. Luckily it doesn't matter who actually owns the territory - China doesn't own it and they think they can build there, so it's cool if the US builds there too.
@@ManixT00 Of course they can. However, they already have 4 bases in the Philippines, not to mention those on the island of Okinawa and South Korea. So they pretty much got China covered.
@@myintmaunmaunnah it was europe who name it south china sea bcoz long ago they know very little about asean region that's why they are planning to rename it in un
As a Filipino whos heard of this since before the pandemic, I didnt know that this "problem" still persists. Im not sure and dont take my opinion to heart, but iirc, we can freely claim any island within 100 nautical miles, but china is way too greedy
mali ka kababayaan, pagdating sa pagclaim walang distance usapan dyan. Ang Vietnam, China at Taiwan ay may mga claim na shoals at island na malapit sa Philippines. Paunahan at kung sino ang may kakayahang magcontrol sa shoals.
@@zaijiancelis well that to US also when US decided to INVADE IRAQ even UN and other Security Council Member opposed US. hahaha🤣🤣 That how reality works, im not PRO-CHINA im just stating facts. that this so called SUPERPOWERS have their own set of Rules. Even US violates its rules.
Flips cyanide fishings causes the dead of corrals ,these flips fishermen earn a lot supplying exotic marine fish to aquarium enthusiasts in the world that’s the reality that everyone knows among Filipinos !
@@dawuid1491 you may call it east vietnam sea, we call it West Philippine Sea, we're not claiming the entire Sea, unlike China though I know Vietnam and Philippines have some conflicts as well with Spratley. But we're more diplomatic than....
@@dawuid1491 EAST VIETNAM SEA IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. WEST PH SEA IS NOT THE ENTIRE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WEST PH SEA IS THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE PH WHICH IS WITHIN THE 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE PH. BOTH CHINA AND VIETNAM HAVE SOME FAKE ISLANDS IN PH WATERS EXCEPT PARCEL ISLANDS WHICH IS IN VIETNAM WATERS.
@@dawuid1491 calm your tits. the term "west Philippine sea" only refers to the Philippines' EEZ. not the entire sea in between. The Philippines is not delusional like china.
This video is a bit weird. The way it mentioned about China vs SEA countries as if it's trying to blur that China is in the wrong and the way the map looked as if it's smaller and the areas of interest are farther from the respective countries that own them is so sus. Spratlys for example is way closer to the Philippines compares to how it is depicted in this video.
Here’s a good analogy for this. Imagine modern Italy today starts claiming all of the Mediterranean sea with no regard for UNCLOS or international laws despite being a signatory and a beneficiary of it for decades, and their argument for why these rules don’t apply to this dispute is based off of “historical claims” of Roman Empire maps… All of Europe, Middle east, and North Africa would’ve been against this. But that is exactly what is happening in South China Sea, the difference is they actually have the military might to enforce this claim and the fact that too many countries are economically dependent on them. Until enough countries can decouple with China, they know no one’s gonna stop their might makes right foreign policy in the region.
@@John_Smith_86 I already stated what the difference is, and that is their combined military and economic power which Italy is nowhere close to. The point is, that at the end of the day China’s claim is essentially backed by military strength, numbers, and economic size. Their ‘historical claims’ is not only vague and disputed by all the countries in the region but even those outside it (europeans colonisers and sailors), knows China never legitimately owned SCS. What their ‘historical claims’ essentially is, is merely a distraction/smokescreen, or a crutch to cause confusion and buy themselves time. They used to claim the 12 dash line, then 11, then 9, and now 10 dash line… They can’t even be consistent about it and it really makes their “historical” claims quite questionable.
@@ryanspinoza6586 the discrepancy is China has claimed this area for more than 100 years, which even much earlier than the so called UNCLOS. so how can you use a later law to judge the dispute before it.
@@pipiqiqi4010 Laying a “claim” vs actually owning that claim is different. Any country can “claim” that all of Antarctica belongs to them, or we can go back to the colonial period where any European settler can claim all of the Americas. But these are empty ‘claims’, you have to actually live on it, settle, and build outposts to prove you’ve actually owned those territories long before these rules existed. The problem is, China did none of those, they only did it on Hainan island or near their coasts but nowhere as far as spratly’s or scarborough. No one disputes the fact that Europe had more naval presence, power, and claim in SCS during the colonial period (1500-1900), none of them had any records of China owning SCS including the muslim traders who freely sailed and traded there. It has always been an international water for centuries not one country owned all of it just like the Mediterranean sea is. They even used to claim Indonesia’s Natuna islands, which is conveniently beside the malacca strait. They got scared after being threatened of war by the Indonesian navy and all of a sudden their 11 dash line became 9-dash line. Really convenient how their lines changes depending on the situation.
@@pipiqiqi4010 our people were there before Chinese or Vietnamese or Malaysians even started thought of going in that direction over 700,000 years ago dispute that with your logic and didn't China say back then that Hainan was their southernmost territory(and then they said the Paracels were their southernmost territory. Very weird)
It's different for Filipinos. Most Filipinos can't afford any products other than cheap ones from China. Phones, laptops, appliances, machines, bags, shirts, shoes, etc.
The video hasn't shown the footage of how aggressive Vietnamese coast guards have done the Chinese vessels, they put down scolds, and water throwers kind of a lot.
@@thevinzicode125 They did reach Africa. Some of their sailors stayed there, in Madagascar and married the natives. There was a change of emperors, the new one ordered the ships burnt because there was no further point in exploration, all the world was the middle kingdom, and China turned inward for the next 600 years. Look up Admiral Zhang He. It's history.
Enemy's enemy is our ally! My nation - Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia have one identical enemy is China. Unlike Philippines and Malaysia seperated with China by the sea, my country shares border with China and has a dilemma that we must be friendly with China while fight against it upon sovereignty issues or otherwise China can attack us like it did back in 1979
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@@zakb7418 You forgot that Indonesia didn't exist yet at that time and many of local kingdoms and tribes were diluting. Actually vientma claims the entire region. Lol
When the US passed the Munroe Doctrine in 1823, it assumed its exclusive jurisdiction over North, Central and South America and has held on to it for almost 200 years. That is quite a bit bigger area than a few island chains in the South China Sea, isn’t it!
The Philippines has every right to defend it self against a barbaric and rough province West Taiwan. The Philippines has undisputed sovereignty around the West Philippine Sea. West Taiwan (china) is illegally squatted in this territory.
Of course "The Philippines has every right ". But the issue is never about "right" - it's about power. How is Philippines supposed to defeat China? The European colonialists, for example, had also "illegally squatted" in the territory called North & South America. Since the indigenous people were unable to resist the "squatting" and defeat the "squatters", the "squatters" took over, changed the fact on the ground, and give birth to new sovereignties such as Canada and the United States. Even today, 500 hundred years later, many indigenous people are still angry, still calling the Americans "squatters", still dismissing America's sovereignty as illegal. But the reality is they had already been pushed into the "Indian Reserves"- Nobody cares about their complaints and Americans are here to stay. Likewise, if Philippines cannot physically defeat China, all talks about "illegal" or "squatting" are just jokes the Chinese will laugh at. China' might is far more relevant a determinant of what's really going on on the ground than Philippines' right. Keyboard warriors' sarcastic talks have no impact on China's conducts and those conducts are what's changing the reality. (I am from Canada- I have no love of China but reality is reality - it's only changed by Power. Talks are just empty words. That's the sad truth.)
The problem with those manmade islands is that they are sitting ducks in a shooting war or a super typhoon. Not to mention how much havocs the extreme weather can wreck on the sensitive electronics of the weapon systems.
Philippines also have overlapping claims with other countries aside from China over the same area and Philippines claims doesn't make it any better than China. Instead everyone should just call it the Southern sea.
The Philipine constitution only recognised the island in South China Sea 1959. Vietnam has been there for centuries with map and record goes back hundred of years from the French, Portugese and Spanish explorers archives.
Have you seen any country that use boat to ram or attack others? Because only China rammed other countries vessel and had realy aggressive action, as it always acts as a bully villain.
Recall the Vietnamese and Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng, and others…. eight coast guard 💂 Filipino sailors guilty in the killing of those fishermen. The video is still up …
My Chinese friend once justified the nine-dashed line that "China has a huge population then to be fair, the sea should be proportional to its population".
should never argue with the Chinese people Because according to their logic, America can claim sovereignty over the entire Gulf of Mexico, India can claim sovereignty over the entire Indian Ocean, American islands can claim sovereignty over the entire Pacific Ocean
South China Sea is just the international name. Like how Indochina is a name for the region containing Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos. Each nations in SEA have their own names for what that sea is.
East sea not Chinese sea. Because China just think this sea belonging them. Actually, China always make so many so bad thing for many countrys in this sea.😅😅😅 And this sea belongs to so many country not them.
@pipiqiqi4010 I mean a bunch keep saying it the "West Philippines Sea" other call it the "East Sea" and tbh I think those people think by calling it the South China Sea mean it owned by China
Well the previous nationalist govt actually came up with the 9 dash line and China inherited it. Like they say these territorial claims can become quite emotional between neighbouring countries
China was sailing and visiting those islands a thousand years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, so no. Recall that China was one of the allied victors in WW2. These occupied territory in South China Sea was supposed to go back to China (ROC). This was before the civil war saw the victory of the PRC over ROC forces for leadership of China. ROC retreated to Taiwan. All the other claimants at the end of WW2 were colonies of France, Britain, or US. China (PRC) inherited Taiwan's (ROC) claims (because Taiwan was and is China) and today PRC is enforcing these claims. By the way, French and English documents fully acknowledged this territory was Chinese territory hundreds of years ago when they first entered the area and took over the S. China Sea themselves.
This video conveniently omitted the most recent joint communique and positions of ASEAN (sans Philippines) regarding the territorial disputes in this area, rejecting USA's machinations. IT also did not note the countless attempts by the USA and its allies, in particular Australia in trying to engineer fear and anti-China coalitions amongst the ASEAN nations, but are consistently et with a resounding response of "do not create trouble in our backyard" . All such external attempts failed to gain traction because ASEAN nations can see the geopolitical brinkmanship the USA is trying to forment. Just string keywords like South China Sea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, USA and Australia, and take a read of the room ASEAN and China's consensus has always been on of respecting the status quo and maintaining peace where possible. But add too that USA's belligerence and machinations around China, its not difficult to understand China's sudden interest in cementing their hold on what their already de facto controlled. Long time observers would have tracked China's expedited construction of military installations to the Obama administrations pivot (shift in USA interventionist policy) to the East. In fact, one can also spot the coincidence in Philippines reactionary responses to break the status quo during after this shift in US policy to ring fence China. In fact, the ROC (or Taiwan) created and still maintains a eleven-dash line, while China did not specifically start to patrol the area vigorously before this US threat. You just have to read Singapore's Mahbubani's and his US diplomatic counterpart's memoirs and diplomatic accounts on the root cause. One thing that the video got right is that when it comes to territorial disputes, no country is rational, China and Philippines included. But coming from each nations' perspective, Philippines is citing a 1980s UNCLOS to stamp its rights, while China is citing its history beyond just 1930s to stamp its territory. So each has its own. This video only presents a lopsided perspective of the South China Sea disputes. To really fathom the depth, length and breath of the whole issue and seek the point of contention of each of the claimants, then they should study this, Google, " Diplomacy on the Rocks: China and Other Claimants in the South China Sea " Hasty generalization based on the narratives promoted by this video is a recipe for prejudice and war. This video reads like the same script of American-geopolitical fear-mongering, radicalization and anti-China rhetoric. Case to point, they omitted the fact that the largest island with military installations in the Spratly, Itu Aba, are held by the Taiwanese military, as well as the Vietnamese held installations, are also inside "Philippine's EEZ"
What China did is nothing to what the PH coast guard did to the Taiwanese and Vietnamese fishermen in the past …., Recall the Vietnamese and Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng, and others…. eight coast guard 💂 Filipino sailors guilty in the killing of those fishermen. The video is still up …
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Vietnam actually started this whole atoll island military outposts building thing way back in the 70s after the Vietnam War. Please thumb up so more people will know what is really happening rather than being manipulated by misinformation. Thanks❤
They have built fully armed and militarized artificial islands along Philippines waters and yet they have the audacity whining at the existence of a single typhon battery?
There's a reason why China has been too aggressive in the last 2 years. The Philippine Marines has repaired some part of the rusting ship (above deck in particular) to the point that they can safely install new communication devices and solar panels for power generation.
Pretty pathetic that Business Insider didn't see fit to note that all the South China Sea claimant states don't limit their claims to their EEZs. The Philippines, for example, claims the entire Spratly Island group of islands, many of which are outside their EEZ, and within the EEZ of other countries. Or how Vietnam claims around 70-80% of the South China Sea. I guess facts don't matter when trying to claim China is the bad actor.
Philippines are verbally claiming it with historical records but no drastic action to claim the entire spratlys islands, the action was made when other countries took action on the claims. The video is explaining how aggressively claimants are converting this shoals into a military base and not by a mere verbal claim.
It's just American propaganda to gear up for a proxy war. They're hoping Phillippines and Vietnam is dumb enough to be used. Vietnam isn't. But Filipinos aren't that bright.
I doubt philippines will have the power to resist anytime soon. I have been to philippines a few years back and everything was very poorly built and cramped in small spaces. Infrastructure did not have a proper planing and lots of people lived in poverty. Not to mention government officials being super corrupt, making the situation worse. Only one way to escape this issue is to start a revolution and wake up to real life problems
Mga kabaabyan, we cannot expect China to abandoned their claims in South China Sea (i'm not saying that China is correct in claiming the entirety of the South China Sea) same reason that we can not compelled Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan to abandoned their claim in the South China Sea. Vietnam, China and Taiwan had its claim established way before the Phiilppines made its first claim during Marcos Sr. 1978. Let us be realistic and dont be carried away by our emotions. Educate yourself, dont just depend to Mainstream Media propagnda when it comes to SCS. There are a lots of reading materials to guide you to the whole history of the conflict.
What are the main tensions and conflicts currently unfolding in the South China Sea, and how are they impacting international relations and regional stability?
The Philippines was the first South China Sea claimant country to attempt to turn a reef into an island, but they did it poorly and it washed away in a storm. Vietnam was the first South China Sea claimant country to engage in land reclaimation and enlarge the land around their islands. The "problem" with Chinese activities, according to this video, is that they do it better.
China’s recent history of illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc….a legitimate cause for concern.
@@gleitsonSalles That has been the supposed "problem" since 2016, if you support an "arbitration tribunal" which didn't arbitrate, but instead involved the U.S. paying $25 million to five unaccountable western judges to get whatever ruling they wanted. EEZs aren't sovereign territory, and they do not belong to the country which has them. UNCLOS said nothing about sovereign territorial claims, which is why everyone signed it. But if you want to get into particulars, every single South China Sea claiment state claims and occupies territory in another country's EEZ, including the Philippines and Vietnam. Also, When the Philippines signed UNCLOS in 1986, they invoked UNCLOS article 298, banning all forced arbitrations, and so did China in 2006. So, on the face of it, the arbitration court was a joke...but hey, $25 million bribe, so who cares?!
@@hp4415 its china land, why they need permission from other countries? china also didnt approve us army base in other countries, that didnt stop us from doing it.
@@jackli6592 that’s what you claim as china land. No other countries agree with you. Are you ok if I come to you, take everything you got and claim that’s my property?
Very misleading, the media did not talk about the first island chain, innfact according to report, China actually proposed us to move out to first island chain in exchange for the demilitarised China sea. Us rejected outright.
The opposite actually. The PH wants more of the Americans to balance China in the region. A basic international strategy in maintaining peace is to make sure that nobody gets too powerful to think itself above the rules. You saw that with the US on Iraq, you see it now with China in the SCS. Powerful countries needs to be balanced by others equal to its size, that's the only way to maintain peace. And the PH and ASEAN in general knows this
Anyone has read the US Philippians mutual defense agreement? It basically says US will help the Philippines to complain to the UN if it gets in trouble.
Didn’t Vietnam and the Philippines first artificially build islands on these reefs before China learned from them? Didn’t the Philippines, many years ago, deliberately run a ship aground on a reef to claim it? China is simply following their example; there’s nothing inappropriate about that.
Didn't you know that the Philippines run a ship in the Philippines EEZ, Didn't you know that the so-called 10 dash lies of China are not even recognized by ONCLOS or any other Nations? didn't you know that??
What most people don't know is that the United States drew a nine-dash line to the then Republic of China after World War II. Like the current Lebanese-Israeli border, it was the United States and Britain that first proposed to protect the then small and weak Israel. Every country is considering its own interests, there is nothing wrong, only the Philippines is a colony of the United States, the president is considering his property in the United States.
US asked for consent to build bases in Philippines, the Philippine government even pushed US to build more bases. Did China asked for permission in the first place? Answer it. LOL
It's Because The US has an APPROVAL to make a Base Not like China who illegally built bases inside Other Countries Territories without Consent and approval.
In 1956 Beijing protested Philippine remarks that the South China Sea islands in close proximity to Philippine territory should belong to the Philippines. China's Declaration on the territorial Sea, promulgated in 1958, says in part, The breadth of the Territorial Sea of the People's Republic of China shall be twelve nautical miles. This applies to all territories of the People's Republic of China, including the Chinese mainland and its coastal islands, as well as Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the Penghu Islands, the Dongsha Islands, the Xisha Islands, the Zhongsha Islands, the Nansha Islands and all other islands belonging to China which are separated from the mainland and its coastal islands by the high seas. China reaffirmed its claim of sovereignty over the Zhongsha Islands in its 1992 Law on the territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. China claims all the islands, reefs, and shoals within a U-shaped line in the South China Sea drawn in 1947 as its territory. Scarborough Shoal lies within this area. Reference: Wikipedia
If Philippines had good politicians (as a whole), it could have allocated budget to defend the disputed territories. Unfortunately, PH is the training ground for the most intelligent corrupt politicians in the world.
Wouldn't be ironic if climate change and sea level rise makes all this island building useless? These islands can't be more than a few feet above the current sea level. In fact, I'll bet just a couple of good typhoons could wash away most of this man made land. And if actual combat breaks out, island to island fighting is some of the worst kind of warfare. Just ask our fathers who fought on Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, or Corregidor.
Killing off coral reefs is just further the decline of fish along with over fishing
CCP don't care! They will just send their fishing boats to other seas (such as within the EEZ of Ecuador (including the famous Galapagos islands), Argentina, East & West African states, etc. and deplete the fish stocks there. Unless countries become more forceful, such as sinking the Chinese boats, in protecting their fishing areas & EEZ (as they are entitled to, under UNCLOS) then the CCP will continue to lawlessly their illegal practices.
Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
@@myintmaunmaun Lier. China invaded and stole Islands from VN 1988 and also 1968 and 1974
No! Temporary arguments over worthless islands and hurt egos is far more important than the already half crippled marine environment!
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The Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam need to sign a pact of mutual defense.
They are Chinese colonies
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@@lIlIIIllIlIIIllIlIIIllIlIIIlVietnam seems to disagree lol
Nah China and Vietnam have the same level of greediness, commie things
They will never especially Vietnam
West Taiwan is being very aggressive
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I care about our own southern border not Taiwan
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@@tibetanchineseofchina ehm you mean west britain
@@mr.ghidorah4202 if he is a ccp bot than you must be CIA bot or an idiot
How to make enemies with pretty much all of Asia 101
Pretty much what the US did with Middle East and Africa anyways, and humbled them with it's strong military. History has always been written by the strongest same goes for Roman empire, same goes for Europe in the 1400s to 1800s, same goes for America and same goes for China in Asia.
It’s called the mong wu ro doctrine buddy
@@YYLiow Except that China was dominated by Japan for a long time. The Chinese also fought a war with Vietnam, which they lost as well.
@@YYLiow china still not that strong, their logistic can be easily block in malaca straight and they don't have blue navy to defend it, thats why they don't dare to fight Indonesia yet
@@Melior_Traiano I wouldn't say 8 years is a long time in comparison with the thousands of years the Chinese dynasty dominated Japan. Also, may I ask where you learned that the Chinese lost in the Sino-Vietnamese war? Any sources? From what I know, both sides declared victory, so there isn't really a winner to the war.
I have been saying all this time. In the world of international politics, it is always the biggest gun that makes the rule. China is able to do what it does because it has the biggest navy. Likewise, the US is able to do what it does because of its navy
This common statement doesn't make it better 😢
that’s why the us won vietnam… oh wait well that’s at least why the us won in iraq… oh wait well what about afghanistan? oh wait…
@@user-qs1xz2mx6fbut this is the truth of the world. If US is not behind Israel how the hell Israel can raise war against all its neighboring country.
@@lamarcalewarts1155
Yes, China has built artificial islands in the South China Sea:
Scale
China has built artificial islands on seven coral reefs in the Spratly Islands, creating almost 3,000 acres of new land.
Method
China uses a process called land reclamation to build the islands. This involves dredging sand, sediment, and sometimes rock from the sea floor and depositing it in shallow water areas. The dredged material is then compacted to create new land.
Purpose
China claims the islands are for improving living conditions for people stationed there, and to provide aid to ships passing through the area. However, some analysts say the islands are military bases with runways, air defenses, and long-range radar installations.
7 islands together form China South China Sea government.
This is the status quo. China has the largest navy in the world. No issue for self defense. China is here to stay. This is the reality.
Go study history of study U.S. history, tell any example in history w
Jen a nation is superpower to give up its land to weaker challengers? Please no day dream please.
Google provide me the above information. Please do your own home work.
Try to be a grow up and watch thing with an objective view. Nog just what you want, you must respect what other parties want, peacefully negotiations for dispute. Not acting like a child emotionally. It is all business. It is all about national interest.
Most of their Navy is brown water .The US Navy has the most tonnage
My grandpa had a piece of land. Far away from our home. Now this Land is occupied grabbed by locals who says that that land is not ours because of we are not locals. At that that time the land registrar did not yet exist . So if china can not get that island ...why U.S.A can get island far away from their homeland far away outside of EEZ
The people of the southern Vietnam . These locals are from neighbouring countries like China Philippines Brunei Indonesia and Malaysia who dare say it’s theirs 😂
@@davinxi5926at bakit ikaw ba may ari aber
You can't just make up a claim and say it's a historic reality. The 9 dash line was NOT a historic claim, but a strategic one. As regards the USA, they occupied actual islands (not underwater reefs) which they took from the Japanese Empire during a war which Japan started. Japan officially relinquished any claim to those territories in 1946 and ceded them to the USA. Perfectly legal. Any questions?
Your grandpa is lying, lost at sea then, or just an idiot. China cannot event present a single historical document that would support their claim.
@@mrplease66 the isaldns and the chains were never US to Begin with. So your argument dormant make sense. And the treaty was broken
The amount of resources that China has been pouring into this turf dispute must be staggering. The public cost of Hong Kong's Lantau Tomorrow Vision civilian artificial island project was estimated at 79 billion, and that project was right by their coastline and infrastructure, not 300 miles overseas.
Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
@@myintmaunmaun Are you a bot ?
@@jhe-p0tThe Chinese government uses smartphone farms to cause discord in all countries.
@@jhe-p0t Since when telling the truth it's a bot?
@@myintmaunmaun At least it's Vietnamese territory, unlike China
As a Vietnamese, I've never heard any of these from our goverment news
What we see is the reef build into islands by China, (at least China build their own islands). What about those islands colonized by America in Marshall Islands and in Bikini Islands where constantly nuclear testing conducted there? Imagine the fallout to the natives and islanders.
and your point is? Two wrongs don't make a right. You can denounce both actions it's not mutually exclusive.
@@boksquaremight makes right. Always have been. Always will be. The Europeans didn’t have the moral high grounds but they did have the biggest guns.
@@boksquareAt least US should let those islands to be independent while it opposes China’s acts so strongly.
Let us ignore your comments, it is not anti China enough.
This video tells one truth is that Vietnam controls much larger number of small islands in South China Sea, and China is trying to catch up.
Why less conflict between Vietnam and China but more between Philippines and China?
One reason: USA.
Philippines allows USA to setup military bases on its territory ,which become serious threat to China and its goal to unite Taiwan.
As for building islands , Vietnam has been making solid progress recently but few reports about it.
Watch the video from 2:00 to 3:00. See the number of outposts in the most contested area, the Spratly Islands: Vietnam 50, Philippines 9, China 7, Malaysia 5. Out of the 7, China has 4 bases built on them while Vietnam is actively doing the same on their outposts without problems. If you look at this objectively the reasons for China doing this is to 1: Secure the most important trade route from China to the world (which the video mentioned) and 2. Extend the defense perimeter beyond its coast. China learnt from its past when gunboats from a faraway empire closed off its sea forcing it to surrender the lands. Now look at how the current empire from faraway extends its defense perimeters way way beyond its coast in addition to carrier strike groups that can go anywhere, you will understand reason #2. These outposts and existing constructions are not going to disappear or change hands, and they are grouped closed together with possible overlapping supply routes. May all neighbors talk it out peacefully without instigation from someone faraway.
Thank you wumao
Great idea. America should build a base there too. Luckily it doesn't matter who actually owns the territory - China doesn't own it and they think they can build there, so it's cool if the US builds there too.
@@ManixT00 Of course they can. However, they already have 4 bases in the Philippines, not to mention those on the island of Okinawa and South Korea. So they pretty much got China covered.
It is called the Asean Sea. Not South china sea
Sino po may sabi?
No, it belongs to ROC
indo pacific
@@myintmaunmaunnah it was europe who name it south china sea bcoz long ago they know very little about asean region that's why they are planning to rename it in un
on every map its called the South China Sea buddy
read a book get a map
As a Filipino whos heard of this since before the pandemic, I didnt know that this "problem" still persists. Im not sure and dont take my opinion to heart, but iirc, we can freely claim any island within 100 nautical miles, but china is way too greedy
They just want to keep America away.
mali ka kababayaan, pagdating sa pagclaim walang distance usapan dyan. Ang Vietnam, China at Taiwan ay may mga claim na shoals at island na malapit sa Philippines. Paunahan at kung sino ang may kakayahang magcontrol sa shoals.
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@@Billy_AlmightyThat isn’t correct, it’s not 1878 anymore where the might is right
@@zaijiancelis well that to US also when US decided to INVADE IRAQ even UN and other Security Council Member opposed US. hahaha🤣🤣
That how reality works, im not PRO-CHINA im just stating facts. that this so called SUPERPOWERS have their own set of Rules. Even US violates its rules.
Flips cyanide fishings causes the dead of corrals ,these flips fishermen earn a lot supplying exotic marine fish to aquarium enthusiasts in the world that’s the reality that everyone knows among Filipinos !
Protect the West Philippine Sea at all cost 💪✊️
You mean the East Vietnam Sea?
i thought china is already trying hard to do that
@@dawuid1491 you may call it east vietnam sea, we call it West Philippine Sea, we're not claiming the entire Sea, unlike China though I know Vietnam and Philippines have some conflicts as well with Spratley. But we're more diplomatic than....
@@dawuid1491 EAST VIETNAM SEA IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. WEST PH SEA IS NOT THE ENTIRE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WEST PH SEA IS THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE PH WHICH IS WITHIN THE 200 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE PH. BOTH CHINA AND VIETNAM HAVE SOME FAKE ISLANDS IN PH WATERS EXCEPT PARCEL ISLANDS WHICH IS IN VIETNAM WATERS.
@@dawuid1491 calm your tits. the term "west Philippine sea" only refers to the Philippines' EEZ. not the entire sea in between. The Philippines is not delusional like china.
Great coverage.
Thank you for making this report
This video is a bit weird. The way it mentioned about China vs SEA countries as if it's trying to blur that China is in the wrong and the way the map looked as if it's smaller and the areas of interest are farther from the respective countries that own them is so sus. Spratlys for example is way closer to the Philippines compares to how it is depicted in this video.
Vietnam needs to grow in order to challenge with China. There is no other choice
Here’s a good analogy for this. Imagine modern Italy today starts claiming all of the Mediterranean sea with no regard for UNCLOS or international laws despite being a signatory and a beneficiary of it for decades, and their argument for why these rules don’t apply to this dispute is based off of “historical claims” of Roman Empire maps… All of Europe, Middle east, and North Africa would’ve been against this. But that is exactly what is happening in South China Sea, the difference is they actually have the military might to enforce this claim and the fact that too many countries are economically dependent on them. Until enough countries can decouple with China, they know no one’s gonna stop their might makes right foreign policy in the region.
Is Italy a superpower in your scenario and the rest of Europe extremely weak and unwilling to defence themselves?
@@John_Smith_86 I already stated what the difference is, and that is their combined military and economic power which Italy is nowhere close to. The point is, that at the end of the day China’s claim is essentially backed by military strength, numbers, and economic size. Their ‘historical claims’ is not only vague and disputed by all the countries in the region but even those outside it (europeans colonisers and sailors), knows China never legitimately owned SCS. What their ‘historical claims’ essentially is, is merely a distraction/smokescreen, or a crutch to cause confusion and buy themselves time. They used to claim the 12 dash line, then 11, then 9, and now 10 dash line… They can’t even be consistent about it and it really makes their “historical” claims quite questionable.
@@ryanspinoza6586 the discrepancy is China has claimed this area for more than 100 years, which even much earlier than the so called UNCLOS. so how can you use a later law to judge the dispute before it.
@@pipiqiqi4010 Laying a “claim” vs actually owning that claim is different. Any country can “claim” that all of Antarctica belongs to them, or we can go back to the colonial period where any European settler can claim all of the Americas. But these are empty ‘claims’, you have to actually live on it, settle, and build outposts to prove you’ve actually owned those territories long before these rules existed. The problem is, China did none of those, they only did it on Hainan island or near their coasts but nowhere as far as spratly’s or scarborough. No one disputes the fact that Europe had more naval presence, power, and claim in SCS during the colonial period (1500-1900), none of them had any records of China owning SCS including the muslim traders who freely sailed and traded there. It has always been an international water for centuries not one country owned all of it just like the Mediterranean sea is.
They even used to claim Indonesia’s Natuna islands, which is conveniently beside the malacca strait. They got scared after being threatened of war by the Indonesian navy and all of a sudden their 11 dash line became 9-dash line. Really convenient how their lines changes depending on the situation.
@@pipiqiqi4010 our people were there before Chinese or Vietnamese or Malaysians even started thought of going in that direction
over 700,000 years ago
dispute that with your logic
and didn't China say back then that Hainan was their southernmost territory(and then they said the Paracels were their southernmost territory. Very weird)
Based on the UNCLOS definition of 12 nautical miles and 200 exclusive zones, what is US doing in Guam or England doing on Diego Garcia islands?
Good question.
Let's all further help the Chinese out by reducing any Made-in-China purchases whenever humanly possible.
Or just vote for Trump 2024.
@@pointyposeidon this must be a joke as Trump does not care for Allies and loves Authoritarianism
@@pointyposeidon Of course. All of trump's garbage merch is made in China.
It's different for Filipinos. Most Filipinos can't afford any products other than cheap ones from China. Phones, laptops, appliances, machines, bags, shirts, shoes, etc.
China wants Trump as much as Russia
The video hasn't shown the footage of how aggressive Vietnamese coast guards have done the Chinese vessels, they put down scolds, and water throwers kind of a lot.
6:57 if you are gonna mention how far China is from the islands.
Mention how far the US is from 90% of their 800 military bases globally
Very informative feature for the whole world.
All those artificial islands are going to get sunk and go back into the sea
No. They will become the spoils of war.
They are not floating.
Why do people keep making such foolish statements?
Because they're not the ones in the line of fire.
Please for the love of god, do people not understand basic common sense anymore. You cant sink something that's not floating.
Imagine India claims Indian Ocean. lol
Can't imagine that, Indian couldn't even build public toilet.
The greed of chinese pirates is out of this world
China was sailing and visiting those islands a thousand years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, so no.
@@Hystericall No country can claim any ocean as their territory regardless of how long time ago they have visited those areas.
@@Hystericallhahahah then why do they reach African and South American waters??? !d!0t
中国在南海活动的时候，东南亚的岛屿上还没有人类，只有猴子，那些岛屿本来就是中国的。
@@thevinzicode125 They did reach Africa. Some of their sailors stayed there, in Madagascar and married the natives. There was a change of emperors, the new one ordered the ships burnt because there was no further point in exploration, all the world was the middle kingdom, and China turned inward for the next 600 years. Look up Admiral Zhang He. It's history.
Enemy's enemy is our ally! My nation - Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia have one identical enemy is China. Unlike Philippines and Malaysia seperated with China by the sea, my country shares border with China and has a dilemma that we must be friendly with China while fight against it upon sovereignty issues or otherwise China can attack us like it did back in 1979
谁先发动战争的？真的缺点智慧
@@bolu7971 China
Geys
We are all realizing how evil China is
Don't worry. The west will not forsake the east.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF VIDEOS THAT HAPPENS BEFORE WAR
China is not USA, then there will be no war.
Those South China Sea Islands started as reefs.
Is there any reason why they won't be underwater when a huge typhoon comes along?
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I'm Chines and I believe the South China Sea should be shared by all its neighbors peacefully....
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If China successfully monopolizes the East Sea, international law will cease to exist. Instead, force will replace justice. China is a thug
That’s why there is EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE! And China and ccp do not respect international laws
1941-the beast was awoken.
2025-the BEAST is f*n furious and eats the world...
China also make conflict near Natuna islands too
The 9 dashed lines claim is so vague that they can adjust it if there is no pushbacks.
Vietnam had the natuna islands technically
@@davinxi5926 if you say so vietnam belong to jakarta feet
@@zakb7418 nonsense, Indonesia wasn’t even country for that long. 😂😂😂
@@zakb7418 You forgot that Indonesia didn't exist yet at that time and many of local kingdoms and tribes were diluting. Actually vientma claims the entire region. Lol
When the US passed the Munroe Doctrine in 1823, it assumed its exclusive jurisdiction over North, Central and South America and has held on to it for almost 200 years.
That is quite a bit bigger area than a few island chains in the South China Sea, isn’t it!
I see your down on your knees for China. You really do enjoy pleasing with your lips!
Your comment is total BS.
Talk about deflecting.
@@trekpac2 technically it belongs to Vietnam
It’s US China dictating who owns those Vietnamese islands that belonged to the former administrations and people
Yeah but this is exactly what the US & UK have been doing all across the globe for decades, but how dare anyone else😳?.
The Philippines has every right to defend it self against a barbaric and rough province West Taiwan. The Philippines has undisputed sovereignty around the West Philippine Sea. West Taiwan (china) is illegally squatted in this territory.
PH was a colony when China owns the whole SCS. STFU fool. PH stole the sea with the help of the west.
As someone born in the phil. We aint doing shit😂
Stop pretending by calling it "West Taiwan"
It's CHINA period.
Taiwan did nothing against Philippines.
Of course "The Philippines has every right ". But the issue is never about "right" - it's about power. How is Philippines supposed to defeat China? The European colonialists, for example, had also "illegally squatted" in the territory called North & South America. Since the indigenous people were unable to resist the "squatting" and defeat the "squatters", the "squatters" took over, changed the fact on the ground, and give birth to new sovereignties such as Canada and the United States. Even today, 500 hundred years later, many indigenous people are still angry, still calling the Americans "squatters", still dismissing America's sovereignty as illegal. But the reality is they had already been pushed into the "Indian Reserves"- Nobody cares about their complaints and Americans are here to stay.
Likewise, if Philippines cannot physically defeat China, all talks about "illegal" or "squatting" are just jokes the Chinese will laugh at.
China' might is far more relevant a determinant of what's really going on on the ground than Philippines' right. Keyboard warriors' sarcastic talks have no impact on China's conducts and those conducts are what's changing the reality.
(I am from Canada- I have no love of China but reality is reality - it's only changed by Power. Talks are just empty words. That's the sad truth.)
it’s not your right if it not your true ownership of those island anyways
The problem with those manmade islands is that they are sitting ducks in a shooting war or a super typhoon. Not to mention how much havocs the extreme weather can wreck on the sensitive electronics of the weapon systems.
Stop calling it South China Sea it’s not! It’s West Philippines Sea. You give China power for claiming it that way.
Philippine sea my as*😂
Doesn’t matter what you call it. It is still international waters and those islands are disputed.
No, it belongs to ROC
@@myintmaunmaun like your mom belongs to Kim Jong Un?
Philippines also have overlapping claims with other countries aside from China over the same area and Philippines claims doesn't make it any better than China. Instead everyone should just call it the Southern sea.
The Philipine constitution only recognised the island in South China Sea 1959. Vietnam has been there for centuries with map and record goes back hundred of years from the French, Portugese and Spanish explorers archives.
Why single out China when Vietnam is the one occupying the most outposts in the South China Sea?
Have you seen any country that use boat to ram or attack others? Because only China rammed other countries vessel and had realy aggressive action, as it always acts as a bully villain.
@@motherlandson9496Vietnam fired shots at fishermen. Isn’t that worse?
Those outposts are within their EEZ. Watch the video again. According to UNCLOS, they have the right to do that.
Recall the Vietnamese and Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng, and others…. eight coast guard 💂 Filipino sailors guilty in the killing of those fishermen. The video is still up …
@@motherlandson9496 Vietnam ship rammed indonesia vessel at natuna sea, lol
Interesting ,thank you
All bark no bite, typical East Asia
Vietnam have more islands 😂😂
My Chinese friend once justified the nine-dashed line that "China has a huge population then to be fair, the sea should be proportional to its population".
Well India can claim Tibet as theirs.
The Chinese government has been spreading false propaganda to its citizens from a very young age and for many years.
should never argue with the Chinese people Because according to their logic, America can claim sovereignty over the entire Gulf of Mexico, India can claim sovereignty over the entire Indian Ocean, American islands can claim sovereignty over the entire Pacific Ocean
@@CCP-Lies China can also claim India as Chinese territory, but not those superfluous Indians
I loved when he compared one the bases to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Perfectly illustrates how one imperialism is supposed to be better than the other? 😂
South China Sea is just the international name. Like how Indochina is a name for the region containing Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos.
Each nations in SEA have their own names for what that sea is.
No one deny it isn't an international name, China just claims the territory within the 9-dash line, instead of the whole south China sea.
East sea not Chinese sea. Because China just think this sea belonging them. Actually, China always make so many so bad thing for many countrys in this sea.😅😅😅 And this sea belongs to so many country not them.
@pipiqiqi4010 I mean a bunch keep saying it the "West Philippines Sea" other call it the "East Sea" and tbh I think those people think by calling it the South China Sea mean it owned by China
Well the previous nationalist govt actually came up with the 9 dash line and China inherited it. Like they say these territorial claims can become quite emotional between neighbouring countries
@@jackham4407 there are lots of people think China claims this area just because of the name, especially the Vietnam, Philippine, even Indian
Wow China is really learning from the best.
Incredible sea
So Vietnam has by far the most outposts in the Spratly but everyone is crying China has a few bases there?
Since no one else has said it, I will say it clearly: the most dangerous thing in this region is to seriously anger Japan.
@@057MU Japan can’t invoke a war or fight, its in their revamped constitution which they were forced to sign
@@davinxi5926 I would like to suggest that this arrogance may be the cause of defeat on your part.
Exactly. And China is aware of it as a result. :) They should be scared.
China was sailing and visiting those islands a thousand years before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, so no. Recall that China was one of the allied victors in WW2. These occupied territory in South China Sea was supposed to go back to China (ROC). This was before the civil war saw the victory of the PRC over ROC forces for leadership of China. ROC retreated to Taiwan. All the other claimants at the end of WW2 were colonies of France, Britain, or US. China (PRC) inherited Taiwan's (ROC) claims (because Taiwan was and is China) and today PRC is enforcing these claims. By the way, French and English documents fully acknowledged this territory was Chinese territory hundreds of years ago when they first entered the area and took over the S. China Sea themselves.
Your argument falls flat. That sea belongs to several small countries, and it is close to their border. Meanwhile the ccp is greedy and arrogant.
It would be hotter if Indonesia entered directly into this conflict, because Indonesia's interests are not as big as those of the Philippines
it is not South China sea.
Calling it that way makes most money
It belongs to Taiwan.
@@myintmaunmaun ah, yes... the other side of the same coin also claiming what's not theirs- the one who started it
It belongs to Vietnam technically
@@davinxi5926 take that to court
This video conveniently omitted the most recent joint communique and positions of ASEAN (sans Philippines) regarding the territorial disputes in this area, rejecting USA's machinations. IT also did not note the countless attempts by the USA and its allies, in particular Australia in trying to engineer fear and anti-China coalitions amongst the ASEAN nations, but are consistently et with a resounding response of "do not create trouble in our backyard" . All such external attempts failed to gain traction because ASEAN nations can see the geopolitical brinkmanship the USA is trying to forment. Just string keywords like South China Sea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, USA and Australia, and take a read of the room
ASEAN and China's consensus has always been on of respecting the status quo and maintaining peace where possible. But add too that USA's belligerence and machinations around China, its not difficult to understand China's sudden interest in cementing their hold on what their already de facto controlled. Long time observers would have tracked China's expedited construction of military installations to the Obama administrations pivot (shift in USA interventionist policy) to the East. In fact, one can also spot the coincidence in Philippines reactionary responses to break the status quo during after this shift in US policy to ring fence China. In fact, the ROC (or Taiwan) created and still maintains a eleven-dash line, while China did not specifically start to patrol the area vigorously before this US threat.
You just have to read Singapore's Mahbubani's and his US diplomatic counterpart's memoirs and diplomatic accounts on the root cause. One thing that the video got right is that when it comes to territorial disputes, no country is rational, China and Philippines included.
But coming from each nations' perspective, Philippines is citing a 1980s UNCLOS to stamp its rights, while China is citing its history beyond just 1930s to stamp its territory. So each has its own. This video only presents a lopsided perspective of the South China Sea disputes.
To really fathom the depth, length and breath of the whole issue and seek the point of contention of each of the claimants, then they should study this, Google, " Diplomacy on the Rocks: China and Other Claimants in the South China Sea "
Hasty generalization based on the narratives promoted by this video is a recipe for prejudice and war. This video reads like the same script of American-geopolitical fear-mongering, radicalization and anti-China rhetoric. Case to point, they omitted the fact that the largest island with military installations in the Spratly, Itu Aba, are held by the Taiwanese military, as well as the Vietnamese held installations, are also inside "Philippine's EEZ"
Why is the south CHINA sea any of the US’s concern?
Because China THREATENS (long term) TRADE ROUTES (including US) with its BS 9dashed line clown
Dah🤔
15:31 *THAT PART*
free hawaii from imperialist!
Fun times are coming soon, we will be in Mad Max world soon...
Can't wait for it :)
What China did is nothing to what the PH coast guard did to the Taiwanese and Vietnamese fishermen in the past …., Recall the Vietnamese and Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng, and others…. eight coast guard 💂 Filipino sailors guilty in the killing of those fishermen. The video is still up …
Nice one troll
So sad that we humans fight over such negligible matters, when GOD told us to Love one another ✝️🙏🕊️♥️
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I believed Taiwan(Republic of China) has some occopied islands in the South China Sea? Their goverment even created that 9 dash line.
At the beginning I gave some credit to the chubby guy... Come on, how naive can a brazilian like me be? 😂
Vietnam actually started this whole atoll island military outposts building thing way back in the 70s after the Vietnam War. Please thumb up so more people will know what is really happening rather than being manipulated by misinformation. Thanks❤
They literally have the rights to. It’s their islands
The former republic of south vientma until there were literally invaded from all sides.. they were able to fend off some
It goes back hundreds of years but look up the battle of the Paracel and spratly islands
They have built fully armed and militarized artificial islands along Philippines waters and yet they have the audacity whining at the existence of a single typhon battery?
One would think a little maintenance on the Sierra Madre wouldn’t hurt. Perhaps a coat of paint for safety.
That rusting piece of junk is pissing China off.
@@geneticepistomology china would react to it , that's why it is tricky
@@eianoespolon2980yet Vietnam has done more. Loslos puro corrupt politicians kasi Pinas. Hahaha
There's a reason why China has been too aggressive in the last 2 years. The Philippine Marines has repaired some part of the rusting ship (above deck in particular) to the point that they can safely install new communication devices and solar panels for power generation.
Global Times (a state owned Chinese tabloid) reported that Philippines Marines is doing welding on part of the ship.
I mean with all of the land reclamation around the world it’s not a surprise the water level is rising; that’s called displacement.
Pretty pathetic that Business Insider didn't see fit to note that all the South China Sea claimant states don't limit their claims to their EEZs. The Philippines, for example, claims the entire Spratly Island group of islands, many of which are outside their EEZ, and within the EEZ of other countries. Or how Vietnam claims around 70-80% of the South China Sea. I guess facts don't matter when trying to claim China is the bad actor.
Lol. Keep spreading misinformation wumao 🤡
Agree!! This is PRO-Western Propaganda.
Philippines are verbally claiming it with historical records but no drastic action to claim the entire spratlys islands, the action was made when other countries took action on the claims. The video is explaining how aggressively claimants are converting this shoals into a military base and not by a mere verbal claim.
It's just American propaganda to gear up for a proxy war. They're hoping Phillippines and Vietnam is dumb enough to be used. Vietnam isn't. But Filipinos aren't that bright.
China & the Chinese need to stop behaving like Barbaric Pariahs before the world starts treating them as one 😅
It’s really the gulf of Tonkin and the east Vietnam seas aparchelgo, 9 dash line
I doubt philippines will have the power to resist anytime soon. I have been to philippines a few years back and everything was very poorly built and cramped in small spaces. Infrastructure did not have a proper planing and lots of people lived in poverty. Not to mention government officials being super corrupt, making the situation worse. Only one way to escape this issue is to start a revolution and wake up to real life problems
"Mutual Defense Treaty".
The US military now has a HUGE presence in the Philippines.
"...states do irrational things, and china is no more rational than any other..."
very well stated.
Mga kabaabyan, we cannot expect China to abandoned their claims in South China Sea (i'm not saying that China is correct in claiming the entirety of the South China Sea) same reason that we can not compelled Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan to abandoned their claim in the South China Sea. Vietnam, China and Taiwan had its claim established way before the Phiilppines made its first claim during Marcos Sr. 1978.
Let us be realistic and dont be carried away by our emotions. Educate yourself, dont just depend to Mainstream Media propagnda when it comes to SCS. There are a lots of reading materials to guide you to the whole history of the conflict.
What are the main tensions and conflicts currently unfolding in the South China Sea, and how are they impacting international relations and regional stability?
Cant blame others when you starts the game first and then loses it
The Philippines was the first South China Sea claimant country to attempt to turn a reef into an island, but they did it poorly and it washed away in a storm. Vietnam was the first South China Sea claimant country to engage in land reclaimation and enlarge the land around their islands. The "problem" with Chinese activities, according to this video, is that they do it better.
China’s recent history of illegal wars, occupations, regime change, and proxy wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc….a legitimate cause for concern.
@@kevinjenner9502 I think you mean "U.S.'s recent history of illegal wars". Unless you are a crazy person.
@@jasonjean2901The "problem" is that China is doing it. In another country EEZ
@@gleitsonSalles That has been the supposed "problem" since 2016, if you support an "arbitration tribunal" which didn't arbitrate, but instead involved the U.S. paying $25 million to five unaccountable western judges to get whatever ruling they wanted. EEZs aren't sovereign territory, and they do not belong to the country which has them. UNCLOS said nothing about sovereign territorial claims, which is why everyone signed it.
But if you want to get into particulars, every single South China Sea claiment state claims and occupies territory in another country's EEZ, including the Philippines and Vietnam. Also, When the Philippines signed UNCLOS in 1986, they invoked UNCLOS article 298, banning all forced arbitrations, and so did China in 2006. So, on the face of it, the arbitration court was a joke...but hey, $25 million bribe, so who cares?!
China should be able to do whatever it wants with its surrounding territories just like the US does at home and abroad.
Usa has the right to build military bases on foreign countries over 50 countries… while china can’t have a military base in the china sea… makes sense
Because usa has permission from these countries while china doesn’t. It’s hard to understand is it?
@@hp4415 Can they say no to the U.S., or will their country get wiped out by U.S. bombs?
@@hp4415 its china land, why they need permission from other countries? china also didnt approve us army base in other countries, that didnt stop us from doing it.
@@jackli6592 that’s what you claim as china land. No other countries agree with you. Are you ok if I come to you, take everything you got and claim that’s my property?
@@hp4415 Asking permission while pointing gun at point blank range? hahaha
Tell that to the native hawaiin how US stole their ancestral land.
Very misleading, the media did not talk about the first island chain, innfact according to report, China actually proposed us to move out to first island chain in exchange for the demilitarised China sea. Us rejected outright.
Thats a lie , china need to chill , nobody is invading china
So, who pushed them to build these military bases?
XI JINPIG THE GREEDY COMMUNIST LEADER.
you did
Viet, they were the first to build islands back in 2010
Q: What’s Actually Happening In The South China Sea?
A: China being an asshole neighbor.
Well, I'll bet the Phillipines regret having all U.S. bases closed now!! It's why China has become so aggressive in the region.
The opposite actually. The PH wants more of the Americans to balance China in the region.
A basic international strategy in maintaining peace is to make sure that nobody gets too powerful to think itself above the rules. You saw that with the US on Iraq, you see it now with China in the SCS. Powerful countries needs to be balanced by others equal to its size, that's the only way to maintain peace. And the PH and ASEAN in general knows this
are you living under a rock lately? there are currently 5 active US base in the Philippines
are you dumb or brainwash by CCP? lol its China who is behaving like a pirate in the region.
@@princeramos3893 Filipinos love American colonization
@@user-tz9jh6pv2jcuz Ph obviously needs US military backup, what are you gonna against China? Throw coconuts at them? LOL
Those tiny atolls will be a deathtrap. They do not hold any real military significance if/when push comes to shove.
This has always been a problem. US needs to stay out of it and focus on their country.
The podcast Outlaw Ocean goes into the South China Sea in depth. It’s unbelievable what is happening.
This is honestly absolutely TERRIFYING 😓😓
Anyone has read the US Philippians mutual defense agreement? It basically says US will help the Philippines to complain to the UN if it gets in trouble.
Didn’t Vietnam and the Philippines first artificially build islands on these reefs before China learned from them? Didn’t the Philippines, many years ago, deliberately run a ship aground on a reef to claim it? China is simply following their example; there’s nothing inappropriate about that.
Watch this video again. It was China that started it all with its fairytale claim based on made-up "history".
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NO, WE DID NOT. KNOW YOUR HISTORY! WE DONT NEED TO BUILD OUR ISLANDS THERE BECAUSE THAT'S OUR OWN WATERS. STOP SPREADING FAKE NEWS!!
Seriously did you even watched the video? Or your comment is based on your knowledge alone? Do your research and watch the video Stups
Didn't you know that the Philippines run a ship in the Philippines EEZ, Didn't you know that the so-called 10 dash lies of China are not even recognized by ONCLOS or any other Nations? didn't you know that??
What most people don't know is that the United States drew a nine-dash line to the then Republic of China after World War II. Like the current Lebanese-Israeli border, it was the United States and Britain that first proposed to protect the then small and weak Israel. Every country is considering its own interests, there is nothing wrong, only the Philippines is a colony of the United States, the president is considering his property in the United States.
No.
@@shade45.55 Since so insist on their own ideas, but also the internet to do?
Its actually the indo-pacific.
I'm thinking, every time that area is called the s, c hina sea, it reaffirms ownership. They are not neighborly.
O if the U.S build base it's fine but if China does it then it's a problem I get it 😅
THEY HAVE APPROVAL FROM THEIR HOST COUNTRIES, AND THEY ARE NOT CLAIMING THOSE BASIS UNLIKE CHINA.
US asked for consent to build bases in Philippines, the Philippine government even pushed US to build more bases. Did China asked for permission in the first place? Answer it. LOL
It's Because The US has an APPROVAL to make a Base Not like China who illegally built bases inside Other Countries Territories without Consent and approval.
@@fkoff7649 invade the country and get approval for Puppet government.
Having U.S as an enemy is bad but having U.S as a friend is lethal
In 1956 Beijing protested Philippine remarks that the South China Sea islands in close proximity to Philippine territory should belong to the Philippines. China's Declaration on the territorial Sea, promulgated in 1958, says in part,
The breadth of the Territorial Sea of the People's Republic of China shall be twelve nautical miles. This applies to all territories of the People's Republic of China, including the Chinese mainland and its coastal islands, as well as Taiwan and its surrounding islands, the Penghu Islands, the Dongsha Islands, the Xisha Islands, the Zhongsha Islands, the Nansha Islands and all other islands belonging to China which are separated from the mainland and its coastal islands by the high seas.
China reaffirmed its claim of sovereignty over the Zhongsha Islands in its 1992 Law on the territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. China claims all the islands, reefs, and shoals within a U-shaped line in the South China Sea drawn in 1947 as its territory. Scarborough Shoal lies within this area.
Reference: Wikipedia
2:00 China is a superpower now
There are pro-Phillipines and anti-Phillipines. China is clearly not pro-Phillipines.
what about the island chain strategy
Sri Lanka seems like another island ❤
Hoang Sa, Truong Sa belong to Vietnam❤
And all of its fishes and discovered oil form the previous former Vietnamese people civilization and
If Philippines had good politicians (as a whole), it could have allocated budget to defend the disputed territories. Unfortunately, PH is the training ground for the most intelligent corrupt politicians in the world.
China doing it, china bad
USA doing it, USA freedom giver and and powerful 😂
Wouldn't be ironic if climate change and sea level rise makes all this island building useless? These islands can't be more than a few feet above the current sea level. In fact, I'll bet just a couple of good typhoons could wash away most of this man made land. And if actual combat breaks out, island to island fighting is some of the worst kind of warfare. Just ask our fathers who fought on Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, or Corregidor.
I want to see a tv show about south china sea fishermen