Tensions Escalate in The South China Sea: Why China Build Islands to Claim The Sea - TLDR News

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For years tensions have been escalating in the South China sea, with China trying to use the waters to exert greater influence over the region. However, China's tactic of building new islands and general Chinese controversy has caused the issue to bubble over recently. In this video, we explain the historic issues, what China wants and why this suddenly became an even bigger issue.
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[@fernbedek6302]

I’m not on China’s side, but you have to love the Americans refuse to accept UN laws, but still trying to enforce them on others...

[@randomnamegbji]

US: "We are the world police, and the police are above the law, therefore we are above international law" UN: "That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works!"

[@deasttttt]

@@randomnamegbji US: VETO! I VETO THAT!

[@parasguglani4270]

@@deasttttt five countries have the veto. Russia has used veto the most 116 followed by china and USA.

[@grahamlord9823]

So you would rather see China do as they please than have the USA step in?

[@fernbedek6302]

Graham Lord I would rather have both of the world’s strongest nations obey international law.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The Dutch can make a country out of this sea.

[@prometheus7387]

The Dutch will always be the dutch

[@arjunuk1]

linking islands then blocking the north sea and reclaiming the land with in its own land zone, is not the same

[@MetalMilitia072583]

@@arjunuk1 it's a joke dude

[@arjunuk1]

@@MetalMilitia072583 ha bloody ha

[@isaakwang750]

The Dutch will Dutch

[@frederikj5754]

This will be the main theater of WW III.

[@lpk3934]

We’d all be dead

[@cameronburke8002]

The main theatre of WW3 would be the command deck of a Nuclear Submarine.

[@acupanraphaelgio7925]

I hope China will perish.

[@user-vv7ir1pl4j]

@@acupanraphaelgio7925 along with the us yea

[@LaoSoftware]

There's no need for violence. We live in a modern society now. I believe we can share these islands. Divide them among the 6 countries. Now they can all drill for oil. But oil will be obsolete in a few years. We have new technology for solar power and electric cars. No need for gas or petro anymore. Clean energy.

[@twotothehalf3725]

I've seen people defending China's claim basically by saying "it's called the South _China_ Sea! It's ours!". On that basis, the tiny state of Melaka - not the country of Malaysia; just its one state - would be entitled to the entire length of the Strait of Malacca, which would be silly, wouldn't it?

[@rj6044]

Ever heard about Indian Ocean??

[@SirFaceFone]

*Gulf of Mexico*

[@sean9321]

Japan is called "Nihon - origin of the sun" because it was the origin of the sun from Chinese perspective. So Japan is part of China which unsurprisingly is claimed by some Chinese factions but not official - yet -

[@sinoroman]

even if it was called something else, china still controls the area

[@somethinglikethat2176]

Breaking news: Europe has laid claim to the moon Europa and the city of York has claimed New York.

[@simrethdhingra4409]

Can we please appreciate what a quality video this is: 1. It provides a really perfect amount of context - something so often lacking from the 'news'. 2. It provides context 3. It provides context 4. It provides context

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Only 1 skirmish in 80 years, that is actually remarkably peaceful for humans lol

[@calvinhoward3808]

*for Europeans

[@andalilbitqueer]

Vioelent skirmishes** :p

[@flashstar1234]

If this was Europe...

[@yt.personal.identification]

Selective inclusion of skirmishes over territory in the area, is all that makes that statement true. ...it only references a small handful of islands to make that claim, not the entire region. This report is flawed by omissions.

[@staticgrass]

Calvin Howard we are still working on perfecting amphibious tanks and water proof flags. Don’t worry sturmkrieg is still our special ability.

[@alesh2275]

You need to mention that Philippines has Spanish era colonial maps that could go toe to toe with China’s historical claims.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

The problem with the Philippine claim though is that the 1898 treaty of Paris after the Philippine-Spanish-American war basically defined and limit the Philippine Territory when Spain ceded the Philippines to America 🤷‍♂️ The marked lines mean that we really only have a claim on Scarborough Shoal and nothing in the Spratly islands. Though this treaty really wasn’t fair as the treaty involved only Spain and America without any of the initial Filipino revolutionaries (Rizal, Bonifacio etc...) having any delegates in the treaty and basically silencing them 🤔😒

[@alesh2275]

Kuya Leinad Walang katuturan and pag-iisip mo. Ang mahalaga ay panahon pa ng Kastila meron ng mapa at pagtuturi ang gobyerno na naghahari sa mga isla ng Pilipinas, habang sa parehong panahon ay walang pagtuturi ni mapa ang mga intsik.

[@alesh2275]

Kuya Leinad 我覺得你不是真的菲律賓人。你的說是五毛黨的。

[@francissantos7448]

@@kuyaleinad4195 after USA found out that Scarborough shoal and Spratlys were excluded from the Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Washington was signed between Spain and USA to clarify these omissions. There is an official Spanish map of 1734 that showed Panacot shoal (Scarborough) and Los Bajos de Paragua... Spratlys.. as Philippines territory. That map buried the 9-dash line CCP claim.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Salvador Tubigan Oh really? Didn’t know about that... The thing I said above seems to be the most popular counter-arguement I hear against the PH and I didn’t really know anything that can counter that 🤷‍♂️ @Francis Santos Thanks as well

[@Holammer]

I shudder when I imagine all the obliterated Eco systems when china built those "islands".

[@saamohod]

You'd shudder when you imagine all the Eco systems that were obliterated by your close and distant ancestors to create a place for humans where you live now.

[@sinoroman]

they'll be fine

[@chenglinmao159]

When the United States builds a military base on the island, it won’t be destroyed, right? You really keep licking the dog

[@richardhill8786]

@@chenglinmao159 How does your mind go to licking dogs when people talk about eco systems?

[@waynechen5632]

@@richardhill8786 chenglin mao thinking bout dinner probably. and then suckin' on xi's little lollipop for dessert.

[@brahmburgers]

China has claims on Philippine islands - supposedly dating from hundreds of years ago. Yet, the oldest world map designed by a Chinese man is at the Biblioteca Ambrosia in Milan Italy. It dates from the mid 1600's. It was designed under the tutelage of Matteo Ricci, because European map-makers were way ahead of Chinese. Early Chinese maps of what's now 'The S. China Sea' don't even show Philippine islands. It's proof that, while Europeans were traveling and charting the world, China was stuck in its myopic region, with little awareness of what was going on, geographically, nearby.

[@denisj.3208]

We've had TLDR Brexit and TLDR Covid. The time has come for TLDR China !

[@Marcopolo12as]

TLDR pro china

[@xirb-4007]

Shenyang explosion happened at the same time as Beirut. Anything else?

[@Marcopolo12as]

Ryeven Brix you are breaking the law using KZbin and a VPN also ask the local CCP member who didn’t bother keeping up with regulations and you will find out

[@xirb-4007]

@@Marcopolo12as define which law I broke?

[@xirb-4007]

@@Marcopolo12as first, the shenyang info, I got it from Ruptly. Second, I am not in China, nor had any connections with the Chinese government, since that's ridiculous. Typo edit.

[@jillfox7474]

Pretty much an Education there! Thank you so very much for taking the time and effort to produce this video. Much appreciated!!!

[@kano5307]

Extremely well put together informative video and I enjoyed the timeline of events. I would love to see this video timeline continually updated. Great job

[@ellistarceansa8182]

Good to know that while we cook the planet in million year old fossil fuel, driving mass extinction, that we're busy greedily squabbling over dashes on a map. *We'll be respected for generations to come.*

[@LiveFreeOrDieDH]

What generations to come?

[@sethheristal9561]

You didn't watch the video? It's about trade (which is money aka food, for your simple mind), fossil fuels (which is energy), and who is controlling those. What there is of more important? And besides, older generations did even worse.

[@woahfarout8793]

Well I'm glad you're not in government

[@solschwarz5169]

It's rather like the board game Risk; it's all about world domination.

[@sinoroman]

US is basically already dominating

[@TheMinimumPC]

Nah, it's about China (and pretty much any other country that dares to rise up: see Japan 1980s) bein targetted and surrounded by the US.

[@stevesiringer1958]

For the U.S., yes, but with China I think it’s more of a Regional Domination thing. Probably to counter U.S. imperialism.

[@NgocTran-uz9cn]

The water area is called East Sea of Vietnam simply because it locates on the east of Vietnam; West Philippines Sea because it’s on the west of Philippines; and South China Sea because it’s on the south of China. Basic geography, no ownership included.

[@francissantos7448]

Hello Ngoc Tran. Right on target buddy.

[@stayautumm1328]

You think you smart with that speak

[@jakeroxas6]

Very comprehensive and well explained. Providing context to the issue made it possible for a layman to understand. Well done!

[@highondankium3626]

Ok so We (Indians) have an Entire ocean now 😂😂

[@NidoBot]

Fuck it, might as well. Surely China would back you up on it

[@fabianwee]

What is good for the geese is good for the gander.

[@LaoSoftware]

The ocean is polluted with plastics and radiation from the Fukushima nuclear plant. So yeah, India can have it. We don't want the cancer from the pollution. We like clean water, clean air, and clean soil.

[@madeinjamaica7025]

@@LaoSoftware if you liked it, you would've kept the water clean.

[@erldelsan4396]

yes its all yours

[@randomstuffc.j.o1408]

From this video.. There's little mention of the Philippines Edit: Its all with China, Australia, Japan, USA instead of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines

[@makaiokalahama]

would be great if an updated video of this conflict was put out, Nov. 2020 - current. VERY helpful though, doing a project on this for college.

[@is01ated]

It’s not United Nations anymore. It’s United Chinese Nations

[@NineDiamont]

even before Chinas influence on the UN it already was a useless organization..

[@mina-xt1mj]

Can you do a video on all the protests in Bulgaria in your EU channel?

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

4:48 Agrement

[@kunalsingh503]

Love your videos, can you kindly tell me what software you use to edit or format you videos? Would really appreciate it

[@vda6402]

Thanks for making a detailed video explaining the context of the maritime dispute as well as UNCLOS and the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016, that China’s historical claims have no legal basis. The militarized Chinese artificial islands poses a significant national security threat to countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines as they are so close to the major cities of Manila, Ho Chi Minh, etc. While I hope these countries can resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner, it would also be somewhat foolish to assume China would willingly surrender these militarized islands. ASEAN as well is having a hard time taking a tough and united stance against China as its statements and actions must have consensus among all its 10 members states. It would be incredibly disadvantageous for countries to bilaterally negotiate with China as the latter has a clear military and economic advantage which would be prejudicial to any impartial agreement. Simply put: “You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth”. Thanks again for making such a video, I hope this allows more people to be aware of this issue and for the international community to take stance.

[@bangscutter]

If there is enough political will, ASEAN can actually band together as a single third bloc, rather than having to choose to either side with China or the US. ASEAN can also start calling that sea as "South East Asia Sea" instead of "South CHINA Sea", to lessen China's claim of the sea. This would be similar to the naming convention of the sea between China and Japan, where Japan calls it "Sea of Japan", while China calls it "East Sea".

[@strychnyne3530]

Need to start an Asean nato.

[@lord2529]

Too bad they don't have the guns to keep their political will intact.

[@francissantos7448]

ASEAN bloc to change names?

[@Riel_Rami]

They should form the ASEAN bloc and side with the US. The US already has defense pacts with the Philippines and Thailand.

[@francissantos7448]

@@Riel_Rami hello Darko. No need to posture militarily. CCP is proposing diplomatic solutions. Let's just hope military options remain out of the table. Cheers

[@lyngs]

Have the countries present a champion for each island. Then have them fight MMA style to last (wo)man standing. Problem solved and we all win.

[@abdiganisugal825]

This would be more exciting than the Olympics.

[@ganjafi59]

Putin coming in with his judo black belt and all islands suddenly become Russian

[@Piktogrammdd1234]

With fighters doped and drugged to the brim, fighting dirty beyond any rules. Even if someone wins, all the nations will accuse each other of cheating, while claiming fair play for themself and the conflict will pursue. Thats pretty much the problem, most nations / national leaders do not have the required minimal decency to accept a fair competition and cooperation, which is the reason for having the initial conflict.

[@lord2529]

But let's up the ante and arm them with swords.

[@scotandiamapping4549]

You should mention that Taiwan also claims the 9 dash line

[@thefuture2020]

Keep us updated !

[@jafarramadhan7743]

in the southernmost part there is also the territory of Indonesia

[@amalianurlatifah8703]

History did not even recognize the term "South China Sea" until the colonization of several Asian countries by Japan, in the last years of World War II 😑😑😑

[@amalianurlatifah8703]

@Brad Sanchez 🤨🤨🤨 yeah... the moon, the sun, even universe belong to china 👽👽👽

[@penel8779]

@Brad Sanchez no, it was part of Vietnam ancient, the Nguyen dynasty. Coming to the throne in 1802, King Gia Long, though busy with royal affairs, never neglected the mission of protecting and establishing the control over sea and island regions handed down by his forefathers. It is widely known that under the Nguyen Lords’ rule, Hoang Sa and Bac Hai flotillas were set up with crew members largely from Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces. Under the reign of the Nguyen Kings, Hoang Sa flotilla was maintained to patrol and control the sea and island regions on behalf of the royal court. Historical documents reveal that all the Nguyen Kings considered Hoang Sa flotilla a vanguard and unique force to enforce the monarchical management of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes. In 1815, King Gia Long ordered Hoang Sa flotilla, under the command of Pham Quang Anh (a resident of Ly Son island, Quang Ngai province), to cross the sea to Hoang Sa “for the exploration of sea routes.” King Minh Mang, who succeeded King Gia Long and ruled the country from 1820 to 1841, continued with the management, patrol and control of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa regions in a more comprehensive and profound manner. According to historical documents, the King organized and sent troops for exploration, management and patrol of sea and island regions through various activities, from map drawing to sovereignty marker planting, temple building, tree planting, etc., as signs of recognition.

[@erickrcisneros]

Subscribed! Great content! Thank u

[@davidhinds9816]

Thank you so very very much for straight news so hatd to get today. For this video it was a great bit of journalism, it was to the point and very unbias thanks again.

[@grumpyaustralian6631]

Australia- "hey guys China is terrifying, pls send help." Help- "lets buzz the Chinese border!" Australia- "WHAT? America no, that is not helping -_-"

[@panvadeechuasritrakul5088]

It would be great if these videos have Thai subtitle. I want to do something like this to inform people in Thailand which I think the news has been heavily filtered.

[@danleblanc01]

If you feel you're up to the task, you can submit Thai subtitles yourself through the video settings in the bottom right 👍

[@jifa17]

Find another source, this video is full of misinformation.

[@danleblanc01]

Which bit is misinformation? All the facts stated here are international public knowledge. TLDR isn't exposing some wild conspiracy theory with unverifiable claims. TLDR don't even express an opinion on the subject, they only talk about the (publicly stated) opinions of the powers involved: China thinks it has a historical claim to almost the entire South China Sea. Pompeo thinks China's claims to the South China Sea are unlawful. Again, all publicly available knowledge. Or perhaps not so publicly available within mainland China..? I think you meant to comment "Find another source, this informative video contradicts my preferred narrative."

[@jifa17]

@@danleblanc01 It's been a while so I can only remember a few points he didn't make it right (not sure he did that on purpose) 1. He never mentioned that the 11-dash line was drawn by the Republic of China (which is Taiwan) government in the 40s, he just made it seem like the mainland Chinese government did it. 2. He mentioned that three years after 1995, China broke the peace by doing constructions on the islands. Instead, Vietnam has been constructing the islands for several decades. Maybe they are still doing this little by little. He just made it sound it was all China. These are things that can influence people's thinking quietly, so be vigilant.

[@danleblanc01]

​@@jifa17 1. Your claim that modern day Taiwan was in any way an introducer of the Eleven Dash Line in the 1940s is rubbish. It was the Republic of China- meaning the mainland Chinese government at the time -that first put the line on their maps and staked claim to almost the entire sea. If you haven't noticed the difference between 1940 RoC and 2020 RoC, I think you've missed a pretty massive plot point in the history of those countries. 2. Yes Vietnam was expanding SCS islands before China did in '98. No they didn't break the peace by doing it - as said in the video, the ASEAN agreement only banned *military* construction specifically. Vietnam built only on the islands physically closest to their shores, with no military infrastructure or equipment. Contrast their 120 acres of new land dredged up from the sea with China's almost 3,000 acres, far distant from Chinese shores and laden with anti-aircraft guns and rocket systems that break the ASEAN agreement with impunity. And you accuse TLDR of spreading misinformation? You criticise them for skipping important details..? Perhaps you should be more vigilant. I'm gonna need to hear some significantly more accurate and contextual claims before I ever give the PRC government the benefit of the doubt on anything.

[@noynoybaqui]

FALSE!! For your claim that no one including china cared/claimed about the islands until the 20th century. The Philippines under Spanish rule has claimed islands and rocks in the sea since 1774. There are maps made during that period that includes, Scarborough Shoal and rocks (which are under UN maritime laws can be territories of countries) in the Spratly islands as part of Spanish colony the Philippines. This constitutes a LEGAL CLAIM TO THE TERRITORIES IN THE SPRATLY ISLANDS BY THE PHILIPPINES.

[@Ericzhao82]

Thank you for the clear explaination.

[@messyasf_8225]

*West Philippine Sea Periodt*

[@jamescoogan1137]

Anyone seen years and years cos I’m getting flashbacks

[@guillaumedurieux4163]

There could be a following video on the East China Sea with Senkaku/Diayou islands. Or also on some territorial disputes between RPC, ROC, JP, KOR, DPRK and even RUS after WWII

[@michaelpaoneofficial]

Awesome. I get this so much more clearly.

[@AMTFan1]

Let's hope nothing catches fire in the South China Sea by the end of this year. 2020 is enough of a mess already with this pandemic.

[@dragondescendant1]

AMTFan1, as much as trump and Pompeo would like to, don't think their balls are big enough.

[@AMTFan1]

@@dragondescendant1 I don't think they want to, especially Trump since he has to win a reelection and doesn't want get muddled in some kind of armed conflict. What's rather worrisome, is China, since China is confronted with internal crisis with political dispute between the Chairman and the Premier of the CCP and economical and natural crisis. Xi Jinping wants to reinforce his power to take back control over his agenda, so targets like the Indian border or Taiwan might be perfect to distract people in China and reinforce national sentiment. This might be the perfect window for Xi Jinping to act.

[@dragondescendant1]

@@AMTFan1 that is right, if trump do anything stupid, starting a war with China, it would be great excuse and opportunity for China to liberate Taiwan province.

[@AMTFan1]

@@dragondescendant1 "Liberate Taiwan province"... CCP keyboard warrior seem to be in attendance over here...

[@dragondescendant1]

@@AMTFan1 People Liberation Army is tailor made to liberate Taiwan province. Days are numbered for the rebels on the island province, and I like that. I wish pig face tsa eng wen would declare independence to expedite the process.

[@user-is1lo9dx2i]

People start talking about Chinazi clamming island that does not belong to them. Taiwan:First time?

[@kylecalder3215]

I love your videos, I’m not really politically minded, but I like knowing what’s going on and you just bring the highlights of the topic straight to the top so that we can make sense of :)

[@deznuey1327]

That recap was so accurate.

[@FosterBaba]

Welp, I know what my anxiety is going to focus on for today

[@langchauvin1121]

This is like Europe's the North Sea that no single country should claim the whole body of water.

[@malcolmdennis2118]

Nailed it

[@sniperbasic2563]

That plane segment

[@CatholicWeeb]

If you can barely imagine a plane anymore, here's a recap. The Recap: *CHAOS*

[@looseygoosey1349]

Tensions between China and Australia has been heating up lol gonna need another video update soon

[@iDelta77]

"Ambiguous indeed!

[@Asidders]

The nonchalant way you mention the concentration camps in Xinjang send chills down my spine. It's sickening.

[@philnightjar1971]

Everybody suddenly turns into foreign relations experts, generals, historians, and policy makers in the comments section. 😐

[@siouneo152]

Ikr

[@siouneo152]

These days who needs to learn politics to become a politician, They learnt in while they were 9 lol

[@alirehman1256]

5:05 "agrement" spelt wrong :)

[@harrysynnott2379]

We've all been there before; remember Austria and Czechoslovakia in 1938/1939 and what that led to? God help us all.

[@samchiu9918]

5:04: "Agreement" is misspelled...

[@JTan74]

Our Philippine government (2010-2016) was the one who filed that UNCLOS case that resulted in the declaration that the nine-dash line was invalid. Unfortunately when the ruling was released, we just had an election that installed a pro-China president. He basically ignored the ruling. Our Philippine fishermen still cannot fish (or have a difficult time fishing) in our very own Exclusive Economic Zone. By the way, election meddling via black propaganda of social media trolls first occurred during our May 2016 election. A few months ahead of the US. Same Cambridge Analytica guys. We were the guinea pigs before the US' main event.

[@parasguglani4270]

Pretty sure that pro china president is becoming anti china. He called American military base back I think? by the way even if it was previous government they can't enforce any ruling without unsc resolution which will be vetoed by china.

[@JTan74]

@@parasguglani4270 In the early 1990s, the Philippine Senate rejected the extension of the presence US military bases. They can never return permanently. What the current president initially did was to cancel the Visiting Forces Agreement. Then, before the deadline is reached, cancel the cancellation. 🤣 So in effect, the Visiting Forces Agreement is still valid.

[@parasguglani4270]

@@JTan74 what was the duration between cancelling visiting force agreement and cancelli the cancellation? Like what made him change his mind? I thought China's aggression this year was the reason.

[@JTan74]

@@parasguglani4270 You are correct. China's aggression was the reason. I had to research the cancellation duration. Here's the Wikipedia entry: "On February 11, 2020, the Philippine government officially notified the U.S. that it would be terminating the VFA, initially set for August 9. However, on June 2, the Philippine government decided on suspending its termination."

[@parasguglani4270]

@@JTan74 what does the polls shows now? Is anti china sentiment rising? Does duterte have majority in the senate? Isn't duterte a authoritarian leader? Most authoritarian rulers prefer china and russia because of human rights issue. Do you think he will change his mind anytime soon?

[@conorharris2451]

Be harder on the CCP!

[@hyltoniali257]

Conor Harris You & wherever from just won't benefit from it, yet fallen harder

[@concerncitizen8988]

The ancient history prove that the sea which is now called South China Sea has been navigated by the early seafarers coming from the West, East and Southern part of the sea. It shouldn't be claim unilaterally by China as its territory. Also China cannot support their claim of the sea by stating that it's their traditional fishing grounds. The ASEAN's could have been the first traditional fishermen of this sea because of proximity. Just because it was named SCS it doesn't mean it belongs to China. It was only the early Portuguese explorers navigating the sea that named it South China Sea to differentiate it from other bodies of water. No country should claim this sea unilaterally because it is shared by many countries in the region to which they enjoy the freedom of navigation with their trade throughout history. The 9-claim of China has no legal and historical basis according to the Arbitral Tribunal in the Hague.

[@manitoublack]

Curious how this will all play out with the 2022 winter olympics on the horizon.

[@adrikhankant6170]

well done giving non biased information, excellent! thank you

[@antonyho87228]

Nice and easy to understand explanation....! At 2:40, that "China" which made the claim of Eleven Dash Lines in 1947 was the "Republic of China" with the same flag as current Taiwan. Mainland China, "People Republic of China", only formed on 1 Oct 1949, by claiming administration through civil war. To supplement, the remaining 2 dash lines are not claimed anymore in favour of comradeship between PRC and Vietnam.

[@-Muhammad_Ali-]

so taiwan is in it with china in this dispute?

[@emm0974]

Well said...😉👌🏽

[@xirb-4007]

What about reactivating SEATO, but as a charter under ASEAN?

[@comradeofthebalance3147]

You guys are as balanced as analysis can be unlike much of the media. Thank you

[@mat4097]

2:29 should be French Indochina, not just Vietnam

[@nguyenhoangquan9341]

East Vietnam Sea China Stop lying

[@k-studio8112]

@@nguyenhoangquan9341 west Philippine sea

[@eansoh8677]

@@nguyenhoangquan9341 why do Vietnam has overlapping claims with some ASEAN nations if Vietnam claim the islands as their? Late comer want to get rich after knowing there are vast oil & gas so have to claim ownership to snatch as many as possible, lol

[@konstantinospapadopoulos7735]

9:58 "This is pretty hypocritical." It is not really hypocritical because some UNCLOS provisions have entered the realm of International Customary Law since most countries follow these international provisions (in other words these have been equated with customs)...

[@TheGandorX]

What does the word "agrement" mean? Agreement?

[@lehoangnhatnam7853]

As a Viet persin, luv u for this video

[@geraldmerkowitz4360]

This region of the world is a powder keg waiting to explode.

[@moonmissy]

An Asian Balkans all of its own. Except no countries other than North Korea will align itself as China’s ally.

[@aleksanderbrygmann279]

Because the US keeps poring in powder. Warmongers

[@alexlewis6442]

@@aleksanderbrygmann279 Sure bro sure. It's totally the US pouring in the powder. Go take you hide your strength bide your time bullshit elsewhere

[@yt.personal.identification]

@@aleksanderbrygmann279 CCP is pouring in the powder. The US just keeps hosing it down. The danger comes when the powder dries.

[@lord2529]

@@aleksanderbrygmann279 Because the US is building fake islands and installing military bases on said fakes.

[@luigibutori2952]

Nice!

[@amadoisraelbarrica6163]

Tsaina is already occupying abarangsy in Palawan. Barangay, Berong, Quezon, Palawan

[@RivalEdogawa]

you forget China claims Natuna Islands too

[@uku5840]

You mean like Taiwan?

[@peace2596]

Drive back those CCP away from the Natuna islands

[@GardeniaInc]

Ignorant didnt know population in natuna dominate by malay race not chinese..still want to claim.

[@davidpearn5925]

Doing what America has been doing for the last 75+ years - extending their sphere of influence.

[@watermirror]

When will the dispute end? The eventual increase in number, intensity, & variety of natural calamities will make that dispute a mere joke, didn't happen

[@NBS-rk8bl]

China likes to ignore UNCLOS and calling other countries that they shouldnt interfere in South China Sea issue, but they had an audacity to interfere and complain sbout US/philipppine balikatan exercises...😂😂😂

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Xi Jinping: *Let's Make China Great Again*

[@victording6698]

It is indeed his slogan. I’m not joking at all 😅

[@wonderowl530]

It’s been the CCP’s slogan for decades already

[@hyltoniali257]

^my dream...I mean the Chinese dream

[@TheVietarmy]

Xi the pooh: lets make pooh again

[@lord2529]

China could have been greater if they didn't isolate themselves in the first place.

[@sambarrett6445]

Mischief reef 😂😂😂

[@theforce6198]

China's evidence of territorial ownership of the contested sea is a 1947 map or the 9-dash line, While the Philippines has a 1734 map vouched by Spain and the 1900/1901 treaty of Washington entered by US and Spain by which the US additionally purchased for $100,000 from Spain the Island/shoals claimed by the Philippines today.

[@carlplested5920]

Great video, very informative as always. Thanks

[@kisaragi-hiu]

11:35 I'm quite sure Taiwan did not declare a military emergency: - source 35 is an OPED that says the nine dash line claim is ambiguious and incompatible with UNCLOS; - a search for "taiwan military emergency" yielded reports about the annual Han Kuang exercise, a helicopter crash that killed a top military official, etc., but no military emergency being declared; - I've never heard of it *as a Taiwanese citizen*; a military emergency would surely be heavily broadcast to citizens

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

I think this is a semantic issue. The government scrambled jets in response

[@ik120099]

John Smith If China is all about business, this whole dispute won’t happen in the first place. (Clarification: The ‘China’ here refers to the CCP specifically)

[@ruedelta]

@@ik120099 It does, just look at how the US is trying to destroy Chinese businesses like TikTok using completely unfair rules. Global commerce needs to run on international rules. In this case, the US needs to ratify UNCLOS before anything can be achieved; all of the US' moves thus far have been naked power plays instead of any sort of rules-based international consensus.

[@ik120099]

Rufei Yep, if US didn’t ‘destroy’ CCP-related businesses, the whole South China Sea dispute wouldn’t have happened! That’s definitely true.

[@penel8779]

Hoang Sa Truong Sa is both historically and politically belong to Vietnam because we have found evidence of the Nguyen dynasty on those island Coming to the throne in 1802, King Gia Long, though busy with royal affairs, never neglected the mission of protecting and establishing the control over sea and island regions handed down by his forefathers. It is widely known that under the Nguyen Lords’ rule, Hoang Sa and Bac Hai flotillas were set up with crew members largely from Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces. Under the reign of the Nguyen Kings, the Hoang Sa flotilla was maintained to patrol and control the sea and island regions on behalf of the royal court. Historical documents reveal that all the Nguyen Kings considered Hoang Sa flotilla a vanguard and unique force to enforce the monarchical management of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes. In 1815, King Gia Long ordered the Hoang Sa flotilla, under the command of Pham Quang Anh (a resident of Ly Son island, Quang Ngai province), to cross the sea to Hoang Sa “for the exploration of sea routes.” Not only until 1948 did they star to draw some random line on our sea and some other countries sea and calm that it belongs to them.

[@francissantos7448]

Thanks for your info. Is Vietnam willing to go for "international arbitration?" The CCP 9-dash line has been erased by the Hague tribunal in 2016. The other South China Sea coastal states can go that route, right?

[@Dept246]

Nice explanation. These islands are considered rocks and are not entitled to an EEZ. Maybe these will put less incentive for these countries to fight for these islands. It also shows that numerous countries are occupying islands in the Spratlys, not just China. Vietnam actually controls the most islands in the Spratlys.

[@francissantos7448]

It seems like arbitration similar to 2016 Hague tribunal between Philippines and CCP will sort the claims out.

[@cautvofficial4746]

paracel and spratly islands are vietnam

[@WillHayes44]

"We hope we don't have been too hard on China." There it is, the bowing to the chronically salty CCP Sycophants we all know will "criticize" this video.

[@wothin]

It's more like they are clearly biased towards X, but to soften criticism they also say sry that we were biased towards X, as if that makes it less biased

[@WillHayes44]

@@wothin What bias, that China is a by Winnie the Pooh dominated one party regime, which is controlling its population to a dystopian extent, while being with every neighbouring country in quarrel about internationally not accepted borders and is giving to economically weak countries loans with horrendous interest rates for useless infrastructure projects just to, eventually, when those countries can't repay their debts, China is getting those infrastructure on a lease for 99 years. Basically China is doing anything and worse what European powers did in the 19th century to China what the Chinese call "the century of humiliation". But when the CCPs China does it, it's fair business and when called out for their doings people like you call it "bias".

[@wothin]

@@WillHayes44 > @Tuk What bias, that China is a by Winnie the Pooh dominated one party regime, which is controlling its population to a dystopian extent, So, what? Most people in China like the CCP, because they increased their standard by a massive amount. Without the policies of the CCP, they wold have to live like Indians live now. Mind you that 30 years ago, the economy and standard of living of China and India were very similar. If China is a dystopia, then what is the rest of the world who has a worse average living standard than China? Stop living in some ideological bubble. People mainly care about their standard of living and compared to what they got 30 years ago, their government was magnificent. If you do not like to live in China, because it does not match your ideology, then do not live there. > while being with every neighbouring country in quarrel about internationally not accepted borders Lol, that is called border dispute. All countries surrounding China have that. All countries around South China Sea claim at some point the territory of every other. Japan has a border dispute with all its neighbors, Russia, South Korea, China and Taiwan. Etc. > and is giving to economically weak countries loans with horrendous interest rates for useless infrastructure projects just to, eventually, when those countries can't repay their debts, China is getting those infrastructure on a lease for 99 years. Lol, you are delusional. I know very many people from Africa. Either the ones who come from an African country or who have family in one. Most I know come from South Africa and Kenya, though other places are quite similar. People living there are very glad for the Chinese loans and they do improve their standard of living. What is the alternatives? Getting no investment at all? Lol, go to those african countries and tell the people living there that they should rather stay poor, because Florian Riepenhausen over here does not like that China helps them and might get some political benefit. I doubt you will be very popular there. They will tell you to fuck off. Of course China does not do it just because of good will. No loans or foreign aid is done out of good will. If you think otherwise you are naive. It still does help the people living over there. > Basically China is doing anything and worse what European powers did in the 19th century to China what the Chinese call "the century of humiliation". But when the CCPs China does it, it's fair business and when called out for their doings people like you call it "bias". Do they? Did China invade European countries? Did China annex territories in Europe? Did China make Europeans addicted to Oppium just for trade and when Europeans trade to stop that, then invaded them? Did China colonize almost every region in the world by force once? Lol, you are so delusional its funny.

[@gaur637]

THIRD option WAR

[@sinoroman]

not very practical, but sure.........

[@somethinglikethat2176]

@@sinoroman rarely gets in the way it.

[@ruedelta]

War against a nuclear power? Are you insane?

[@xirb-4007]

You don't mess with 2 countries that can freely veto every single treaty they signed.

[@kumikoOG]

*From the South China Sea including military news and regional politics. ... gunboat diplomacy in the South China Sea as tensions with Beijing escalate.*

[@behramzulfiqar4462]

well explained.. critically analysed.. keep up doing such a good work...

[@victorlam5248]

Thank you for sharing the insight into this issue I understand its very difficult to provide a balanced argument when most of what China does is unethical, unlawful and barbaric

[@SD-tj5dh]

All non chinese naval vessels pass through these islands with humongous "pooh jin ping" blimps in tow, with their sabotage classed as an act of war.

[@vkqtran4721]

Good thing a majority of countries are teaming up against China. China needs to be shown its place.

[@sinoroman]

cringey FG comment

[@sinoroman]

@@vkqtran4721 it's basically US and juniors, and india. other countries haven't really pulled any military stunts.

[@andalilbitqueer]

@@vkqtran4721 What is its place, though?

[@andalilbitqueer]

@@sinoroman your point being? The US is the military hegemon of the planet; I doubt that doesn't count for something

[@thijsjacobs8563]

Time for TLDR Asia

[@motowntaiwan9079]

Also the China-India border disputes are all a legacy of the British colonial era. The British unilaterally changed the borders in the nineteen-teens and 1920's which China (at the time it was the Republic of China) never agreed to and never recognized.

[@peterducker4741]

great explanation,would love to hear your theory on the random seed packets being posted throughout the U.S and in the UK from China.

[@zak7181]

Why would they have any great insight into that? The last I heard, we don't even know what the seeds are, or who's sending them, let alone why. The only theory I heard is something about it being part of a scheme to get review ratings higher, although that doesn't make sense to me.

[@calvinhoward3808]

@@zak7181 they're random fruits and vegetables it's not even a story, it's just hysteria.

[@HVossi92]

I have watched a lot of videos on this subject, and this is the first one actually explaining where china's claim comes from.

[@looseygoosey1349]

Try reading articles a bit more than videos. They usually have more information

[@boulderfrogboulderfrog6512]

The solution is just build a chain of reefs however far out from each other stretching into the middle of the sea ez

[@marjanalutovska8228]

Talk about the island bermuda.

[@nikitaplotnikov931]

Petition to start tldr China!

[@martininm.t.r.a9887]

should be tldr asia

[@PhuongVu-bt2gj]

And then china claim "the moon belong them"

[@fabianwee]

yes,, they already cliam antartic and artic... you may ask who started the colonisation... and the Chinese will just copy,, but wait a minute which country was colonise by China or India? None . So India can have the India ocean. By the way read history on the 11 Dash Line and 9 Dash Line.. Hello Vietnam ,, China delineated the 11 Dash to 9 and Vietnam was the beneficiary.. Didn,t you know that?

[@richardhill8786]

@@fabianwee No countries were "colonized" by China? Tell it to the Dali Lama.

[@fabianwee]

@@richardhill8786 Are you saying that the territorial dispute is colonialsation.. Let refer back to Oxford.

[@richardhill8786]

@@fabianwee I did not realize that you recognized the Ancient China belief that they were the "Middle Kingdom" and therefore entitled to expand militarily into ANY area they bordered. And call it a "border dispute". Why don't you look at the "Chin" area and see how much they have "border disputed". You could start a ski slope with your slant.

[@fabianwee]

@@richardhill8786 Who is slant.? You don,t want to wind back to 500BC ,, how about1700 AD. I can see you have an agenda :-- Excerpt: "A group of Uyghurs from Xinjiang set up the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) some time back. On 11 September 2002, the United Nations classified ETIM as a terror organisation and an associate of Al Qaeda. ETIM has been active in China for many years, notably in Xinjiang, home of the Uyghurs. They have killed hundreds of people, mostly in Xinjiang. Then, in 2016, the Chinese government acted strongly on the ETIM members, arresting almost 13,000 of them and putting them in rehabilitation centers. At the same time, the Chinese government took other steps, such as increasing surveillance of Xinjiang in order to stop any further terror strikes by ETIM. Southern Xinjiang is now full of surveillance cameras and road blocks. but there has been no more terror attacks since 2016 and the people there are safe and happy now. Most people in Southern Xinjiang only have a primary school education plus some religious (Islam) education. As a result of their low level of education, many of them cannot get jobs. This is a dangerous situation because with their low level of education, little knowledge of Islam and hardly any income, they can easily be misled into joining ETIM. To overcome this, since 2017, China has made secondary education compulsory (and free) to the youngsters in Southern Xinjiang. In addition to that, young adults are given vocational training so that they have enough skills to secure a job and an income. China even helps them to find a job upon completion of their vocational training. The US is not happy with what China has done. The US fears China’s economic rise, and will do anything possible to stop China from being the no 1 economy in the world. China overtook the US in GDP PPP since 2014. According to the IMF, World Bank, PWC and others, China's GDP (nominal) will exceed the US within 10 years. By 2050, China would have exceeded the US in many fields, to become the dominant superpower in the world, replacing the US. China currently has 8 STEM graduates to every STEM graduate that the US has. In 10 years time, the ratio is expected to be 15:1. With more money and more capable researchers, China will overtake the US in many fields, including weapon systems. By 2050, China will be the dominant superpower of the world. President Xi has said that the US will harrass China until 2049, when China would have overtaken the US in many areas. The US will do whatever it takes to stop China, including turning Xinjiang into another Syria, if possible. The US would like to see Xinjiang in turmoil. The US is home to an Uyghur separatist group. There is even an East Turkestan Government-in-exile in the US, located in Virginia. The US would be happy if these separatist groups could take over Xinjiang and turn it into an independent country that is under US control. This would enable the US to cut off China’s access to Central Asia, Russia and Europe and considerably slow down China’s economic growth. For this reason, it is not surprising that the US has created all sorts of fake accusations against China. It is an attempt to turn the world opinion against China. If this objective is achieved, then it may be possible to get the WTO to expel China on the grounds of human rights violation. This will put a stop to China’s high economic growth rate. ◾It is not true that the surveillance system in Xinjiang is aimed against the public. ◾It is not true that 1 million (now increased to 2 million, it seems) Uyghurs are in concentration camps (or whatever camps). ◾It is not true that China is harvesting organs from the Uyghurs ◾It is not true that there are Chinese officers or police or whatever in Uyghur homes. ◾It is not true that Uyghurs are prevented from praying or fasting. ◾and there are many more fake accusations. Believing the fake US accusations, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), with 56 Islamic member countries, wrote a very negative report of China’s human rights actions against the Muslim Uyghurs, in December 2018. Then, in March 2019, after a visit to Xinjiang, the OIC wrote the following: “The Council welcomes the outcomes of the visit conducted by the General Secretariat’s delegation upon invitation from the People’s Republic of China; commends the efforts of the People’s Republic of China in providing care to its Muslim citizens; and looks forward to further cooperation between the OIC and the People’s Republic of China.”

[@fabianwee]

In the 1800s, you may ask why Japan have 6500 over islands and why Natuna is part of Indonesia. But when we go back to history those should be free island and humanity can use it for commerce.. but during the 1800s we don,t have the information and media as speedy as today, On the other Hand Singapore have manage the tiny island state that is it an icon for humanity to consider that we need to throw all politician to the shark and and re-engineer the planet resources.

[@kenfelix8703]

I are being to hard on them if they cut trade of it will hurt them the most 💁🏿‍♂️