Why China’s Artificial Islands Are So Controversial

China’s massive and mysterious geo-engineering project going on in the South China Sea is highly contested by its neighbours. The Spratly islands are a group of islands and reefs claimed by multiple countries, including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan. Beijing has been going to great lengths to assert its territorial claims by building brand new artificial islands in an area loaded with oil and gas reserves, rich fishing grounds and more importantly, crucial international shipping lanes. On this episode of Technality, we explore China's territorial claims, its artificial islands, and the geopolitical and ecological consequences of it all.
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