China’s Man-Made Military Islands are a Disaster

So these made made islands are the same quality as their buildings in the ghost cities that was falling down. Literally.

Ref 9:55 - "Constructing such land masses isn't just an engineering feat but also an ecologically impactful activity, and the methods China employed, as we'll delve into, were particularly DAMAGING! " Ha! Well, what's new!?! China has ALWAYS been very self-serving and NEVER CARE about the environmental impact they cause. 🙄

A nation becoming a menace to the human race 😤

They just claimed it in 1947 without consulting other countries around south china sea. No other country claimed an entire sea except China. China is not fair.. .

no country in the history of this area called South China Sea has ever claimed this sea in whole or part except a country called China. Ships from all countries from this area would go through or cross this sea to bring products to each other. Likewise fishermen from these neighboring countries would fish in these bountiful area and there was a peaceful understanding of sharing the fish. Until China became rich, and paranoid. It claimed ownership of 90% 0f the waters, built 7 artificial islands and made these into military bases. It has behaved so badly towards Vietnam and the Philippines specially for all the wrong reasons.

Early on, China's devastating fishing fleets have destroyed all the fishing grounds close to their own coastline. Then they sent out these massive fishing fleets to steal the fish living in the fishing grounds owned by other countries. That's what it has been doing to the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The islands are sinking,and three gorges dam looks a little shaky. You reap what you sow.

In 1990's a Canadian oil company discovered a huge oil deposit in the sea of palawan. The company made a news conference declaring that philippines will be next richest country in the world. The next day at 2 a.m the company's office building located at Ayala corner Herrera St Makati City having on fire and No Fire Trucks arrive until past noon. Even though the Fire Department is 2 blocks away. The Canadian oil company spoke person said that their office are totally destroyed including all the documents and sea maps that pin points the location of the oil deposit. The mayor of the city during that time was interviewed about the fire. He just answered no comment. He was regularly making trips in China.

WAIT WHAT!?!?!? Isn’t it against International law to inflict wonton destruction on the fragile environment? In my opinion that definitely constitutes a crime against humanity in the form of environmental destruction.

When you dig and build a land, you are getting your dirt just across from the land you are building. Overtime, the dirt will erode in the same location where you harvest your materials. Back in the same locations.

That's no shock. Those sand bars will sink on their own. A few Typhoons will do the job.

The Strait of Malacca is a choke point. If China wants to keep their shipping going, they will have to occupy both sides. Good luck with that.

Concrete, The CCP's biggest weakness 😅

THESE ISLANDS NEEDS CONSTANT SUPPLY OF FUEL, ELECTRICITY, WATER AND FOOD. WITHOUT THESE THE ISLANDS ARE USELESS.

I think this is one of the first places that has mentioned the ecological damage from building these islands. I was curious about the deafening silence from environmental groups over all the coral and other habitats being destroyed.

Environmental organizations have made a lot of noise about reefs dying around the world, but were silent about the destruction of the reefs used to make these islands!

ERROR While you mentioned the 12 mile limit defining a nation's borders, you MISSED mentioning the 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is a key issue in the UNCLOS decision in favor of the Philippines against China.

If China decides to takeover Taiwan, the west as punishment should ban all shipping in the South China Sea. So no imports to, or exports from China. In the meantime all western manufactures and importers should look for alternative trading countries. Countries should also stop exporting iron ore, coal and uranium to China, which it uses to build military things like guns, war ships and submarines.

You forgot to mention the threat of earthquakes and tsunamis.

I'm waiting for the day the sea reclaims these ridiculous islands. Or a massive typhoon wipes them out of existence. Exporting tofu-dregg overseas was never going to work.