Madness on High Seas: Exploring the South China Sea (2014) | Foreign Correspondent

Eric Campbell takes us on a journey to a place few outsiders ever get to experience - the place some say could be the trigger for the world's next major conflict - the Spratly Islands, smack bang in the middle of the oil-rich South China Sea.
In an Australian television exclusive, he catches a series of boats to reach the remote chain of islands and coral reefs that are claimed by no fewer than six countries - China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei.
Many of the so called "islets" are simply specks of submerged rock in the middle of nowhere, but have been built up by competing nations over the years in order to bolster their claims of ownership.
There are military forces from different countries living on different islands, often within shouting distance of each other.
They're probably the most contested islands in the world. It's believed the undersea bed in the region is rich in oil and gas, it's an important shipping lane, and there are vast fishing grounds to be exploited.
"We call our island group the submerged Saudi Arabia of the Philippines", the mayor of one island tells Foreign Correspondent. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon runs a municipality with just 150 residents - Kalayaan, which means Freedomland in the local language.
Posing as fishermen, Campbell and his crew go to Ayungin Shoal, where besieged marines live on a rusting, scuttled ship on the submerged reef.
Chinese maritime forces attempt to stop them in a high-speed chase.
The crew managed to reach the shallow coral before the vessels could block them.
They found a group of hungry marines living on fish they catch on the reef as Chinese ships circle the reef 24 hours a day.
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[@stephenjohnson6632]

To the marine's on the island thank you for your service from a ex solider from Australia may god bless you and keep you all safe .

[@michaelbocchino9887]

We all have your BACK if China get stupid the world the people of the world well fight for freedom freedom freedom freedom and don't forget Freedom will WIN every time, we stand with you,

[@JimCTSCLO]

I love how ABC does such great work. Thanks for posting.

[@johnharris7353]

The Philipinos are great people and our friends and allies. Great sailors and fishermen!

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

The Marines are inspirational. Maybe the government will give them an armed boat to get supplies.

[@scottyfox6376]

What sort of armed boat are we talking about but ? Could start a shooting conflict.

[@AFPMPU]

@mas360 this show mas made in 2014. Surely Pres. Aquino.The one who loves US and hates China so much has done something to make those Marines lives better in the Ayungin Shoal....oh wait.

[@AFPMPU]

@mas360 well how am I suppose to respond to a prejudist, naive, typical westerner air head like you? Even if I say yes you'd never believe me would you? It seems you have decided already what's what. So I say it would be a waste of my time convincing you otherwise.

[@AFPMPU]

@mas360 get off your moral high horse, you'd know what I'm talking about

[@CocoaBeachLiving]

Sorry all, I'm not sure who's commenting on what, I'll leave you to it.

[@stewartprofessionalservice9806]

Those Filipino Marines extending freedoms universal salute to tyranny in a single middle finger. They should host pacific islanders there. They would pay them! Fishing, rice sunshine war stories. hello! I am goin'

[@blackcorp0001]

Wow...great reporting...hoping these people are left in peace

[@austfirst4140]

China is causing conflict World Wide, they want everything and don't want to pay for it. They are circumnavigating Australia's Northern Neighbours lending these impoverished Nations millions of dollars knowing they can never repay the loan. Idiot's in Canberra are doing nothing for fear of upsetting these Raiders. It will eventually come to a head, the only one in the world that is standing up to China is the United States, in Australia Politicians and Government are terrified upsetting the Chinese will collapse our economy, the question that is not being asked, how can one of the richest resource Countries in the World be put in such a position by the Chinese?.

[@austfirst4140]

AND, the majority of it is absolute Rubbish. At Bunnings 8 out of 10 items have Made in China on the back. If 20% hade Made in Australia on it what impact would that have on the Countries Unemployment Rate?. There are creditable solutions to lower our Unemployment rate, none of them are coming from Canberra.

[@sugaredwards6207]

The human spirit is Inspirational. Love and respect to the marines 💝

[@americaisfallingapart]

Wow, is that all the Philippines government can give it's Military to fend off the Chinese that's something out of the stone age....pretty sad....maybe the government should go after the money the "Marcos family" stole from the Filipino people and build a true Military base. Long live the Philippines...from your American friends...we respect and love you all :)

[@ehm2943]

The constitution limits military funding after despot Marcos was overthrown . Kinda like Japan after ww2 and even when demoncrats wants to rid of 2nd amendment rights in 🇺🇸. They were trying to improve social services before military. They need both - it’s years of mismanagement, corruption after ph got its independence. They also suffer from brain drain like what is happening in hk but the real tragedy is the disintegration of family as most mothers works as domestic workers outside ph since ph could not attract foreign investments due to the high level of corruption in ph. PH is indeed a paradise lost. Sometimes I feel that it would have thrived better like hk if 🇺🇸 never left like Guam . Much like HK not wanting to be under communist 🇨🇳 CCP, PH faces same threat as HK due to high debt from communist 🇨🇳 and really bad governance by 💩du30

[@americaisfallingapart]

@@ehm2943 Yes I understand most of what your saying and I hope things change for the Philippines....but it still makes me sick to see Imelda Marcos still to this day proudly flaunting her wealth...with absolutely no guilt ! When I travel to the Philippines to see friends we feed the poor people on the street when ever we can....I'm an American...and I love the Philippines, and it's people.....just like General Douglas MacArthur once did....Long live the Philippines & it's people :)

[@mickeyhorse6833]

marcos did not stole something... its the next administration.. philippines was so strong in marcos time.. even US is jealous

[@petergambier]

Well done to Eric and ABC Australia for highlighting what the 6 nations are doing concerning the heavily disputed Spratly Islands. Sadly very few people really care what is going on because they have their own problems at home unless of course you live in the area or there is an oil tanker crash and everything, all the reefs and the fish in this delicate eco system are wiped out by an oil slick. Yet the eco system is being trashed by the Chinese anyway with their 24/7 remodelling of the ocean floor, surely this is what the United nations are for which is to protect the environment so why not declare that the entire place a world heritage site and protect it for future generations. This is all quite ironic especially when you look back to the days of the British and their empire building in previous centuries, when they were land grabbing and taking valuable resources and turning them into cash. As for the small detachment of Philippine Marines on the scuttled ship, we can only imagine what they must do day after day and what happens to their non disposable waste, the plastic wrappings of their supply parcels and all their poo and wee that builds up day after day, I doubt that it's stored on their rust bucket of a ship, presumably it all goes into the delicate and sensitive surroundings.

[@petergambier]

@mas360 The trouble is that they don't want to start a conflict with anybody that might fight back, but you are right they should protect the whole area and I thought that was what the UN was for.

[@maayongaga729]

@mas360 USA made China Great... It created a hungry, greedy Chipmunks....but never tested in the battle.

[@maayongaga729]

@mas360 Sure as if the world doesn't know China....go to $ store. Everything is a $. Let them fight...they don't have that Mongolian/Japanese fighting spirit.

[@maayongaga729]

@mas360 Common sense We Asian knows...Made in China...it breaks easy, it does not last long, in other words their "Missiles" made in China will go right back to them. Got it Bro? FYI...your stuffs you buy in $stores it's only 50 cents worth if you go to Asian markets. That's how China and US buzniss fools you.

[@romygarcia2041]

China always say Philippines is a friend. Some friend we have !

[@mwtrolle]

@mas360 it goes both ways, or at least it did. Now Duterte seems to have got wiser, at least regarding China. The CCP always lie and break deals. Just watch HK, or the absolutely in no way militarised islands.

[@gitanoespana7694]

Filipino people are some of the kindest, most respectful, undaunted , intelligent, human beings on this planet. Arohanui (Big love) from Aotearoa / New Zealand. Kia kaha. ( Be strong)

[@gitanoespana7694]

@mas360 same all over the world dude.

[@gitanoespana7694]

@mas360 the human traits you describe can be attributed to people all over the world. Some are bad, some are good. To label ALL people with a flaw on the basis of ethnic or cultural grounds is disingenuous to say the least.

[@gitanoespana7694]

@mas360 I am unconcerned with your opinion. If you desire more clarity , my comments on this video can be perused at your convenience. I suspect you are young and impressionable and have travelled little in your life. If you are old and well travelled then I suggest you have seccumbed to a narrow view on the complexity of life. Best wishes to you.

[@gitanoespana7694]

@mas360 your last sentence is something I absolutely agree with you on. All the best mate.

[@anitakania2882]

Calling calling respond...Its a blessing who is Already leader there who got already plan to improve the natural resources to top on our KALAYAAN ISLAND... God Bless !!!

[@robbysaturday9632]

This is the very tough situation being soldier in the philipines. They really inspired the young generation to have a patriotism and to defend their country seriously!

[@svenfrontin-rollet8469]

Awesome doco. Thanks ABC .. thanks for taking US on this tour .. much we can do to assist

[@markanderson6133]

Nice work ABC and Eric Campbell. To those Marines standing watch: HUR-rah!

[@ladislaojrchangcoco1]

Paging all BILLIONAIRES AND Millionaires and all citizens of the Philippines to contribute financially, materially and other things for the sake of our Philippine territory. Thank you and May God bless us all and God bless Philippines. May the Holy Spirit shine upon us and filled and guide us on what to do. In Jesus Name Amen Amen and Amen

[@jullytablan]

The problem; they're all Chinese.

[@lisakn27]

This was really a well put together documentary..Even tho it was from ABC

[@ace6989]

These men can fight. But with out the right knowledge and equipment.. It's a loosing battle..

[@alanwarner7057]

When the Chinese islands are done, the US will take them, and give them to the Philippines.

[@Lyn4817]

The damage to the reef will be irreversible unfortunately. If you missed it, China is using machinery tor churn the reef coral, into grit that is used to develop their chosen atolls. It is really sad. It could be a magnificent reef tourist destination and as said, incorporating eco oil drilling to benefit all countries involved.

[@dallasboys321]

It makes me feel a way seeing so many people speak English.

[@sharescene-stories9332]

And no Filipino​ worshiper stands with Lord D in favor of China 😂

[@thinkabout602]

Excellent on the water reporting thank you 👍

[@israelgallegos6810]

My hearts go out to the proud warriors who do what they can with what they have good job Philippine soldiers you're keeping your keeping your children safe they should never suffer guard your borders well

[@coolercooler642]

Messing with the Phillipines,would be like calling out Chuck Norris after you had to many beers 🍺🍺

[@wallylee8470]

Chuck Norris no match for Bruce Lee.

[@mwtrolle]

@@wallylee8470 Chuck would win as Bruce lee have been dead in a long time.

[@zeparthe16thspiritofarsgoe15]

1:26 is like a mission briefing in Ace Combat

[@exequeldinoy1150]

I cried while watching this vedio..

[@ppbellouk]

It’s no different with their history of madness. It keeps on repeating itself

[@jiteshasman3522]

Send in as many Western Allies as possible. All of them in fact.But don't tell anybody, we must keep it to ourselves :)

[@MikaelFlyer]

This is an interesting report, thanks.

[@gonorrheabreath3774]

Around 6:20 - dolphins be crazy 😂😂😂

[@AirCrash1]

My Great grandfather died when his Navy ship hit them at full steam during the night

[@archibaldtuttle8481]

Does the Philippines school have a PayPal account?

[@albertoreyes9509]

ALL YOU NEED CEMENT AND MIXED IT WITH CORALS AND YOU CAN MAKE GOOD FOUNDATIONS TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS AND PORTS FOR THE NAVY, MARINES AND SOLDIERS.

[@frannydarko2698]

Typical! Chna thinking it owns the lot..Smh

[@mwtrolle]

@mas360 No, China doesn't own any of them, but as they got a far bigger economy, airforce and navy there are not much the rest can do as long as they not standing together. Vietnam needs Brahmos missiles and the will to use it against Chinese ships and bases in Vietnamese territorial waters, the Philippines need a new government that are willing to stand up to China and to have more US help to do so. Malaysia needs to support the other two. But first, they all need to agree on who own witch islands. Unbelievable that they all don't see that their division are the reason the PLA navy can get away with what they are doing. India, Thailand and the US need to enforce a naval blockade against CCP China.

[@mwtrolle]

@mas360 But Vietnam can't battle the PLA Navy in the open sea, their subs can at best deny the complete control if they dare to fire that is. Vietnam need Brahmos missiles to even the ods. Singapore has the biggest navy of any Southeast Asian countries. They are not that far behind Thailand in airpower to. Indonesia has a bigger military spending then Vietnam, but they are less capable I believe.

[@mwtrolle]

@mas360 They possibly could in India joined in. Anyway, they could blockade all ships to CCP China and hurt them immensely. If China came to them and they had the advantage of shorter supply lines, ground-based planes, missiles, and radar systems, the PLA nave would be in trouble. If the US joins in with its allies it's not even a contest.

[@brennencox516]

16:00 This is the first time I've heard about coral reefs being an issue to anyone. After hearing about how China (PRC) has been making islands in the S. China Sea, I was kinda shocked no one was complaining about coral reefs being destroyed. So I figured, they must not be destroying anything too important while creating islands.

[@mwtrolle]

you must have lived under a rock

[@seekingtruth1315]

ABC will give Filipinos full support as long as they can and willing to fight with China!

[@maayongaga729]

Latest Philippine news. Duterte is Asking Filipino citizens now how to Deal with China...😅😅😅 His term is almost done and he knows he has not done Anything but made himself a lapdog of Xi. Now he's leaving it again to the lawyers to bring it up again to UN tribunal.

[@glenmcculley9752]

An attack on the Philippines would be like an attack on America. Japan is also building it's Army and Navy.

[@2CHACHOUU]

and there goes the empire

[@glenmcculley9752]

@mas360 the Navy gets involved China will have 72 hours to vacate that island and at 72 hours whatever China named that island will be under the sea

[@jeffsalazar4742]

I like how even with how bad these people have it, their mayor still manages to smile.

[@gordonlove9958]

yes these men are inspirational, & they need some support from australia or usa

[@angkoriankhmer1396]

8:45 vietnam siezes pugad island 3kms away, but china is the only problem, might as well let vietnam take the rest since no one has a problem with it lol.

[@santih2569]

Taiwan claims 9 dash line too.

[@kaleheidke9948]

Keep up the fight.!

[@Eric-tq3vn]

They need to send a few thousand ships out there at once and build an Island like China's doing. Can't stop them all! Good luck to the marines, China needs as much pushback as they can get.

[@yoyo.4378]

But Philippines too poor cant not afford so sad sad

[@brennencox516]

1:58 the 9-dashed line is nearly comical... how it hugs the shores of every country in the area....

[@mwtrolle]

It's like Cartman would have shared a cake.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

A oil field thats not hard on the enviroment ? show me that technoligiy pleaes

[@mwtrolle]

all the island construction on the atolls are surly even worse.

[@ethanallen2889]

It is the South Sea now. Because China is so drunk with power and keeps getting confused.

[@how2scuba]

Voiceover style is more appropriate for a children's tv show.

[@ngevacorp]

Probably the name is south China Sea.. lol... if the philipino government is richer things will be different.

[@shitmonkey]

when they threw the US military out in the 80s during aquino the economy plummeted . the US was easily half their GDP

[@hanh6822]

and powerful

[@mwtrolle]

It's the southeast Asian sea to me.

[@jacobjohnson8131]

These people are amazing..it goes to show no matter how bad your doing there always people worse off..n..they are doing there best n staying in high spirts...thank you

[@Freedom2x462]

Very brave fellows!

[@WormholeJim]

2014 is like a hundred years ago concerning this issue. I bet that Island is now a well-stocked military supplydepot masquerading as a naval airbase under the coastguard, with a deepwater-port thrown in for good measure.

[@stevehall9585]

A couple Chinese coast guard ships need to mysteriously sink.

[@carlosgomez1706]

How about a couple of American carriers? Those are worse

[@Lyn4817]

You obviously have no concept of the military forces stationed throughout these islands, on the ones they have already developed. What China is doing is criminal and needs to be stopped.

[@carlosgomez1706]

@@Lyn4817 I suggest we focus on the world's current biggest threat, US. Then we will look at China

[@steveolson69]

@@carlosgomez1706 why don't we let america help them that needs the help and people who don't like america move to Venezuela

[@carlosgomez1706]

@@steveolson69 because not everyone wants America, majority at least. Actually I think us is at an all time low.

[@blameTheDane]

Whats that other Australian news youtube channel where people can't comment or like/dislike any of their videos? I think it's 60 Minutes Australia? Well it's nice to see, not every media cooperation suppresses free speech in Australia

[@jennymisteqq695]

Yep, those guys just nip it in the bud by banning comments on every single video. I always forget and scroll down to the section only to be greeted by “Comment Section has been disabled” and get mad all over again. Here in America where free speech is the biggest deal ever, rightly so, we really don’t know what to do because all social media companies are censoring viewers in various ways. It truly is a a nightmare. The algorithms Google uses manipulates the search results. A Harvard researcher has estimated these manipulations could affect our elections but 2-10 million votes. It’s estimated that last election millions of votes were steered to Hillary.

[@blameTheDane]

@@jennymisteqq695 If that true, it just goes to show, that no mater how much google, facebook and microsoft pushes some candidate, the people vote will prevail and people are getting smarter every day. I don't think social media will have an as great effect again, this next election, what will have an greater effect, is independent civilians letting their voice be heard, either on youtube or other platforms. And in there lays my biggest feat.. People idolize people. So if eg. Logan Paul goes out and says vote for Bernie, i think it will influence more votes than any adjustments to an algorithm ever would. And that scares we, because it's easier to corrupt a single influencer and his team, than it's is to corrupt 10.000+ programmers and engineers to probe and adjust a search algorithm to an subjective choice.

[@jennymisteqq695]

Main I think you’re wrong, but I’ve attached a clip of Dr. Epstein who studied the Google effect in-depth. He’s a psychologist and was even the editor of Psychology Today. A very influential magazine with a H U G E subscription base. Well, he talks about his qualifications. He talks about the influence Google’s tactics have on *undecided voters.* It’s astounding. Watch it and tell me what you think. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH_ZmJ9pbbl_rKs

[@jennymisteqq695]

Main This clip is of Dr. Epstein talking about his long career of being a research psychologist. He also talks more about his research on Googles influence. And 2-10 million votes steered to one candidate can change election results. A lot of states that Trump won it was only by a “razor thin” margin.

[@blameTheDane]

@@jennymisteqq695 I love Trump

[@crafael.]

a husband helping a wife do a laundry. proven a gender equality, true gentleman..

[@marmahinlochannel]

Thank you so much sir for covering a video to our Philippines territory so that many people will know how China harassing and invaded our beautiful islands god bless you sir

[@Soulseeologia]

It’s called the East Sea not the SCS, in Vietnam 🇻🇳

[@maayongaga729]

We call it West Philippine Sea. Who ever named it South China Sea I'm sure Europeans either blind or crosseyed who can't see that there are Countries called Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei that occupy that Pacific ocean.

[@mwtrolle]

It's the southeast Asian sea to me.

[@Oridux]

I mean, they have their priorities, the Chinese, with a basketball court being amongst the crucial necessities like a wind turbine.

[@santih2569]

Not anymore they became aggressive while we are suffering from covid.

[@lgflanang]

All guts and no glory. Sad. Today's Inquirer headline shows a battleship/frigate to be sent to Palawan. Why not here at Ayungin Shoals to protect the Marines....???

[@garyricky8744]

Were are the hundreds of thousands of Filipino's that live in the US ? If they were to form a group to donate $100 US each to buy supplies . At a 50 to 1 rate it could be hundreds of millions Filipino pesos .Were is there national hero the boxer Pacquiao's donation (spelling not sure ) . He's worth ten's of million US dollars.

[@MeBituman]

There are many Filipino's that remit money already that supports most of the people in the country.

[@steveivankovic3344]

The algorithms of certain games I've played tell me you cant win and you cant lose the balance is in Decision. A. Switch off

[@chocofield]

i salute you all

[@vule5617]

Historically Việt Nam administered those islands even in feudal days.. there are records.. the Philippines occupied some when the Vietnam was busy fighting each other.. bad reporting .

[@flyingdutchman6984]

It will be a lot easier to settle with China if everybody else is already in agreement. Right now I don't think there are any two countries who agree on the boundaries.

[@henryl6420]

When did Philippine exist as a country? And when did China have the islands on its map?

[@benlex5672]

When you only have fishing boats to transport your goods, and don't even have the budget to finish a jetty... and barely any naval and aerial support It is sad, really sad, especially considering how many natural resources and manpower the Philippines have. (I'm from Taiwan, so I'm comparing my country with theirs)

[@santih2569]

Yes, Philippines do not have the budget to upgrade its defence. Most of the budget also goes to the deployment of soldiers and police to zones where communists and extremist groups exist. Sad thing was when china stopped vessels with food going to one of the station in the sea. It seems they really want them to die.

[@joelymariano9701]

Mabuhay po

[@chocofield]

naawa ako sa kalagayan ng kalayaan island

[@joman1688]

This rusty old warship can still be fix and restored, bring welding equipments metal, iron, cement, sand gravel & lots of paint and roller brush etc. generator. In a little quantity until they can fix it in 6 months to 1 year. The chinese pla or chinese coastguard can not do anything they will just watch in a distant. There is a Mutual Defense Treaty between Philippines and USA. any country who will attacked and invade this Islands. there will be a huge problem.

[@lance8080]

Don’t buy cheap made Communist Chinese products your money goes to their military expansionism.

[@PooFighters_1263]

Shame on the Filipino Government.

[@southerneruk]

Very good reporting, but China used those island as far back as 2000 years ago, seasonal fishing. they only lost hold of those island during the WWII with Japan taken the islands away. Best solution would be if all the countries involved got together and shared the wealth between them, You can also not blame China for what they are doing, When you look at the USA and what they are up to by building military bases in all but a handful of countries, they are trying to surround China. many of these countries the people do not want the USA bases. To understand why you only need to look at the history of the USA bases in Japan

[@justinjoseph129]

Today morning at 0800 hrs China claimed my tea pot became it is made of porcelain.

[@wadeecup]

fantastic these people are a force that the rest of the world could take note of , hey people you do know that all the plastic waste can be changed into diesel fuel how much would that help the locals and their fuel costs and the way to do it is on utube look it up and save money for the family or the childrens education

[@jimpikoulis6726]

Correspondent is required

[@nathanchau2317]

I TOTALLY AGREED AND DON"T ALSO LET A FEW CHINESE INVESTOR IN IT SO THEY CANHELP TO SMOOTH TALK THEIR GOV

[@funcast_kk]

This video only took one side’s point as far as I could see.

[@Squashed8Ball]

little kk open your other eye then

[@grizzlygrizzle]

The summary didn't take sides. I was thinking that the piece didn't adequately label China's claims as expansionist, illegal, tyrannical, and not to be trusted. About the only good thing China's presence there accomplishes is to bring the other nations in the area into closer unity. The CCP is a blight on humanity.

[@navyvet8798]

ok Ray Charles you sound pretty ignorant as well as blind

[@warrenholly2200]

Vietnam ain't no joke they kicked our ass

[@xxbleedzxx2386]

Smelling like a new war

[@paul6925]

Heh those guys on the wrecked ship! I wonder how they are doing under duerte

[@briananthony4044]

They could have brought a cheap cruise ship to maroon their lol, then at least they would be housed in better conditions.

[@crand20033]

I would not want to live on one of those Islands. There is little to do and few resources.

[@TiempoNuevo-ew7ty]

Everyone's bullying need to stop including the Bullying of the USA. Maybe people should go back to growing food, having fewer babies, and begin to do away with money and move to a contribution type societies. Money to survive seems to be the main issue to survival when people have survived for millions of years with out money until some sneaky guy decided money was the way to have power over others

[@raulf100]

Fillipinos are beautiful people from my experience. you cant help but feel there warmth and wish the best for them this mayor is what a politician should be. he cares deeply for his place and people. i hope Duterte remembers these poor exploited people when he sells the rights to china to remove the oil and spirits the coin into an off sure account asian smaller nations should stand with china. looking at the way it has lifted its people out of poverty. at least they are giving back. ok they are not with out fault. however compared to the US gov leaving Americans in poverty, sickness and ever growing disparity. at least chinas commi government gives back and is transparent. where as american communism promises the world but delivers scorched earth. history doesn't know how to lie

[@ponyboy6939]

You don't know nothing about USA we the people love our country and stand strong and are government gives the poor housing clothes food medical medicine you name it

[@raulf100]

@@ponyboy6939 come on bro, remember you have 3 tiers of government. the local gov with the help of business and churches will help, or try to be seen to be helping. they have to show an interest or suffer throwback at a local level. and yes been local most probably do care. i travelled the east coast. also my grandad had a time share holiday house in florida. so i do know your country and my heart bleeds for the people most of whom i found genuine good folk. you guys can change it. have a good hard look dude the capital is taking the piss out of you all so badly the patriotic fervour of war has been invoked, and now the country that you live in is a fucking joke

[@genesis6d7]

The incompetence of the Philippine government over the years and over the presidents that have come and gone have put the people in this video in a pitiful and as a whole ( referring to the dispute) in a laughable manner. The Philippines is surrounded by developing countries fighting for the "submerged Saudi Arabia" for its oil reserves but the unfortunate reality is the Philippines claims to a territory that is beyond its abililty to sustain and protect. It should focus on its internal problems and forget about its ego on the Spratly dispute. Nothing will change anyway if it had won the whole thing..

[@ianlonergan6585]

This is of course a story of imperialism and its self circuitous logic of entitlement, it is a similar story to that of the US , of the British empire, and of any empire that had ever been..... the rights of the poor is to suffer as a consequence what they must. History is a story of empires rising and of empires collapsing which is where we are now...empires dictate the rules. ...but for the fact that this planet we all live upon and are dependent for our existence reflects the indifference of our humanity ..and the disconnectedness from what it is that sustains and affirms life.. if humanity indeed life in a broadest sense of diversity is to survive it will only be when the severity of what we collectively face becomes completely unambiguous. When we have exhausted all other options that we then take the right option which we should have done to begin with. It is sad to consider the shifting politics of the worlds stage , left and to right and to back again, represent the death throes of a beast unawares of its own condition.

[@magus9dannugcris]

The military adventurism of China in the Spratlys will come to naught like they have gone crazy imitating the Americans. What a waste; what a hubris.

[@clawofeagleyeahyeah]

Some surffers catch fish By hand.

[@mwtrolle]

CCP China is like Cartman from South Park, just less funny and charming.

[@DOWNUNDER.]

I can't understand why ABC thinks that no one knows about the spratlys. Ignorant ABC

[@supershane1960]

Let them finish building them into islands and then take them back and hand them over to the countries use originally owned them...

[@wanking5425]

And is that when the US come in and it's good night john boy, an irradiated region and/or a pointless skirmish wasting billions

[@supershane1960]

Wan King ; Well I don't know if I see it that way but you're right, that would be a perfect time for the Yanks to get in the middle of it all. My thinking was that the Yanks could use that as an excuse to move in and then hand the islands back with their support to keep the Chinese at bay. Would also ensure that they kept the Chinese in their own area and stop their expansionist agenda...

[@wimpievanderwesthuizen4994]

development kills

[@allanaguado3005]

Its a big mistake when filipinos put Aquino as a president of the Philippines everything was gone....

[@soccerbeastmaster6451]

Wow

[@nguoi.lu.hanh59]

Yes, "History will remember this moment forever" when China massacred 68 unarmed Vietnamese soldiers in 1988.

[@longstandingemperor5009]

Hanh.Gia a very sad moment that China considers heroic. Shame on China!

[@nguoi.lu.hanh59]

@@longstandingemperor5009 The Vietnamese, they were construction soldiers with no weapon. They were just standing in the water when the Chinese fired on them. There was no way to escape or take cover The Chinese declared "victory" after massacring.

[@longstandingemperor5009]

mas360 China has no shame and most of its citizens agree with the atrocities of the Chinese government

[@Hi.Trinity]

Philippines should use the international law court to urge the UN for help, by placing economic sanctions on China. See if China survives long.

[@mwtrolle]

China got veto power so it's limited what the UN can do. The UN is a fail organization. Only the US has to power to stop the CCP with there military, and they are not angels either so who can force them. The EU has economical power to force the CCP to if they were willing to use tariffs or sanctions, but as it would hurt there economy as well as Chinas then they just sit on their hands.

[@billbrown2299]

@@mwtrolleThe US does not respect ANY international law that they don't like and Veto any UN resolution protecting the world from their aggression. How do you think they have ANY moral authority to enforce International Law on others ? The United States of Endless WAR has set the Standard " Might is Right "

[@santih2569]

We did but no one cared.

[@mijemumijemu4466]

Pretty damn funny stuff, if an American Air Craft Carrier group were to park by that reef you think that stupid chinese boat would try to ram it? lolololol.

[@yfelwulf]

2 min 30 in and a left wing ABC Mangina appears.

[@tristanbulluss9386]

So are we trying to steal their shit?.

[@brennencox516]

9:10 possession is 9/10ths of the law.... :\

[@kotahurt]

And that means no one anywhere can do squat unless you are armed and have intent to harm!

[@albertoreyes9509]

I HOPE PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE TAKE ACTIONS TO HELP THE SOLDIERS AND CONSTRUCT PERMANENT BASE THERE.

[@markjayden4501]

2014 documentary

[@mwtrolle]

yes, it says so.

[@mwtrolle]

Things have just got worse since then.

[@potterj09]

James Bond, Allan Bond .. same manipulation lol

[@dongcsu]

Where are the leader of The British ?

[@---rw8xs]

British is dealing with EU problem at the moment.