From last time around:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9981493" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9981493</a>
I am astonished how geo-political squabbles over resources such as oil and fishing may destroy the great reef ecosystems of this region. Ecosystems, that are far more valuable than the things these nations squabble about.<p>The cold war was messed up in so many ways. It reminds me these developments.<p>The type of people that advocate such nationalistic projects in favour of international, peaceful and reasonable exploitation should be removed from power.
It's a dangerous game when china builds islands to support It's military. Looking towards the future, could ever mean world war 3. I read an article just recently that the world is the closest It's ever been to world war 3.
China has every right to protect their potential $5 trillion in trade. International law does not matter. No one else will fight them for it. To do this, requires lots of sand, casinos and go go dancers. Capital flight from corrupt officials' relatives will feed lobby machines and eventually quell these Western Dalai Lammy cliques worldwide