Why China’s Man-Made Islands Are Sinking
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Published 2021-03-02
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Sources:
Typhoon Data:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094…
Sinking Article:
nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sunk-how-chinas-man…
Vietnam 10 Islands:
www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/how-vietnam-quie…
China can’t defend islands:
edition.cnn.com/2020/12/07/china/south-china-sea-b…
asiatimes.com/2021/02/pressure-mounts-on-beijing-i…
Sea Dispute Timeline:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_South_China_…
scroll.in/article/968918/how-did-the-south-china-s…
Defenseless islands:
www.businessinsider.com/chinese-manmade-south-chin…
All Comments (21)
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"There's enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed."
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Wait, using Chinese logic does this mean that Mongolia can claim the entirety of China?
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I live in Florida, trying to build up artificial shorelines is a nonstop job. Nature wants the shore to look like it wants not how people want
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Every Vietnamese soldiers knows how to grow crops. Growing crops and minimizing waste is a character of all Vietnamese soldiers to fight in war time and produce in peace time. so they’re growing crops doesn’t mean they’re laid back. It’s something they have to do in their daily routine, a practice they learned since the 60s.
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There's something quite fitting about their own made islands crumbling so quickly.
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By using the "since ancient times" argument Italy has the rightful claim on all western Mediterranean sea and if you say im wrong you are attacking Italian sovereignty
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Having been stationed on a coral atoll for a couple years, I can tell you if not built with extremely expensive and specific materials the ocean will wash it away
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I have always thought we should build a sub type ship that could crumble those islands from below. But I guess they did it for us. 😂
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It's true. If you look under the waterline it says "Made in China" in fading, cracked letters
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the concrete will 100% erode quickly. It’s in the middle of the ocean.
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Way to go Vietnam!
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Because soil is compressing If you don't calculate the rate of the compression the island will sink You always have to bring more ground than you think because it will be squashed by its own weight quite quickly.
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I honestly thought China reserved that level of workmanship for its exports only.
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With Chinese logic, the whole area of the Mediterranean would still belong to the city of Rome.
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China: We have an ancient map that proves this territory belongs to China. Japan: We have a map from 1942 that proves China belongs to Japan.
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By this logic North America actually belongs to Denmark/Norway
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When you build your island with Harbor Freight tools this is what happens.
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“It’s not because it’s made in China” It’s because it’s made for China.
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Remember a good chunk of that "south china sea" is still called the "west philippine sea"
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Excellent analysis! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
