Is The South China Sea On The Brink Of War?

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Is The South China Sea On The Brink Of War?
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Reef Madness: The insignificant island chain pushing the south china sea to the brink of war

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The Spratly Islands are an unremarkable scattering of reefs and sandbars in the South China Sea. But, rich in resources and claimed by six countries, could they be the trigger for the world's next major conflict?

"We call our Kalayaan Island group the submerged Saudi Arabia of the Philippines." Eugenio Bito-Onon is mayor of a seemingly innocuous islet municipality, home to just 150 residents. But with the region crosshatched by important shipping lanes, the undersea bed replete with oil and gas, and the marine life furnishing vast fishing grounds, the surrounding waters are simmering with tension. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei all lay claim to a portion of the territory, in a little-known diplomatic contest that for decades has regularly brought the area to the brink of war, and put it firmly off-limits to Western media. "China is doing a lot of things besides bullying our fishermen and small navies", explains the mayor as he points out a Chinese development on a small atoll known as 'Mischief Reef'. Here, the only way to secure the land is to occupy it. So as competing claimants continue to build, could this high-stakes game of island Monopoly erupt into a fully fledged conflict?

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itzsykez
itzsykez
6 years ago
Makes me sick seeing them build on top of the reefs and destroying it.

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SpecialOpsSniperUSArmy #117,#119th Inf Div
SpecialOpsSniperUSArmy #117,#119th Inf Div
2 days ago
Ironic:  Covid-19 has already lasted longer than most products "Made in China".  America stands with Taiwan, the Philipinnes & HK.

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ertyderty7
ertyderty7
1 year ago
Much Love for the Philippines. They are some of the nicest most hardworking people you will ever meet.

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Casius CBU
Casius CBU
2 months ago
the great hoodwinked
access decade: last
how current system teaches us to betray our own people/ fellow countrymen
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MrKahalang
MrKahalang
5 years ago
that's china for you.. bullies. damaging coral reefs for their greed.

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Lucas Martin
Lucas Martin
1 month ago
The attack on the Vietnamese was outright murder!!

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shawn chartrand
shawn chartrand
2 years ago
these guys rock . sitting out there on a rusting ship that does not float and have such big smiles . these guys will fight to the end if asked . keep up the good work .

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Fritz Bautista
Fritz Bautista
3 days ago
The government needs to step in and renew that ship ... or re enforced more ships 🛳 ... quit the bs and make a statement

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다디나
다디나
2 years ago
GOD bless the Philippines

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Rob Bravo
Rob Bravo
5 years ago
don't buy made in china products because of this they become rich & powerful by selling their imitated fake product.

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Dean Rodriguez
Dean Rodriguez
1 month ago
I support the Phillipines! With the new agreement, we can Interfere. Say No to CCP!

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Lorry Camill
Lorry Camill
2 months ago
The islands 🌴 are closer to Philippines 🇵🇭 and Brunei 🇧🇳 not China 🇨🇳

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Yanzhe Li
Yanzhe Li
2 years ago
brave men on the ship!

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Eddie Boyd
Eddie Boyd
2 months ago
Another dictator China reminds me of Second World War Hitler dictator

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willie guerrero
willie guerrero
5 years ago
A snappy salute to all the Philippine Marines ....thank you very much..for serving our country the Republic of the Philippines.,,..soldiery is a noble profession of arms, in the sense that, there is no capital involve except life.....

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mike mike
mike mike
3 years ago
The Chinese is preparing world domination, it's obvious they want war

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Tsetan Wangchuk
Tsetan Wangchuk
2 months ago
China is the problem if the world  stupid world leaders let these things happen last many years

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Doc Morridge
Doc Morridge
2 years ago
Heartbreaking  .

Our poor planet

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ncis Mugerian
ncis Mugerian
4 months ago
Welll I'm still around so war no more.

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Lucy Almiranez
Lucy Almiranez
2 months ago
Thank you, Journeyman, for bringing us with you in this adventure. Wish our present government were more assertive.

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Born Holland
Born Holland
1 month ago
China has no respect for international law
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China’s nine-dash line is essentially illegal and without basis under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
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That's why all countries (Brunei, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) around the South China Sea, also hate China..

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Mike Dimamay
Mike Dimamay
2 months ago
China will really take the whole spratly's even the philippines because of oil. China is hungry to be the number one world power.

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Leroy Jackson
Leroy Jackson
2 months ago
It's time to make China a hermit kingdom like North Korea is.

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Cesar Caoili
Cesar Caoili
4 years ago
If the Philippine gov't officials stops those magnanakaw ng kaban ng bayan, they should be concentrating the development of tiny island

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Dondi Dykes
Dondi Dykes
2 months ago
That's probably left over from the war

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Dondi Dykes
Dondi Dykes
2 months ago
If they kill the coral they kill everything that's there

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James C Johnson
James C Johnson
3 years ago
I love the P.I.! We should support them as they supported us. Go P.I.!

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Eri Eri
Eri Eri
2 years ago
I salute u all ! Ang mamatay ng dahil sayo !! Our precious country , full of beauty and natural resources . Thank u !

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The Sentinel
The Sentinel
2 months ago
The US needs to help these people and that right quick! Former USNR HM3

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JRT 4JUSTICE
JRT 4JUSTICE
11 months ago (edited)
For those who know the history of the pacific will realize how China is doing exactly what japan did leading up to world war 2...the region was peaceful before China s greed awoke.

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Lolita bersabe
Lolita bersabe
1 month ago
GOD BLESS 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭♥️

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Adrian Alpay
Adrian Alpay
6 years ago
salute mga sir, defend our philippine territory

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Oldgrumpy One
Oldgrumpy One
2 weeks ago
just found this very interesting, is there an update on how these guys on the ship or going ?

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Tablet John
Tablet John
3 months ago
Thank you sir we salute you..thanks to all our soldiers there in kalayaan islands & reefs by protecting our territory

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CHIZZY TV
CHIZZY TV
11 months ago
I wanna be an army! I want to defend my country

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AusPhil Adventures
AusPhil Adventures
3 weeks ago
We love you guys stay strong and take care ok. Love from friends and family in Australia. We appreciate what your doing. ❤💕

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William Osdborne
William Osdborne
6 years ago
Very kind, unselfish, selfless people.

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Josh Bars
Josh Bars
1 month ago (edited)
Wow whole Pag asa islands 😍 I show solidarity  our claim in the philippines

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quaz imodo
quaz imodo
1 month ago
Thanks for that interesting report.

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Charles Hoang
Charles Hoang
1 year ago
They should paint the desk to keep it from rusting and falling apart !

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Tablet John
Tablet John
3 months ago
Thank you sir we salute you..thanks to all our soldiers there in kalayaan islands & reefs by protecting our territory

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Zahbär Schmuni
Zahbär Schmuni
3 years ago
oooooh, a CD-ROM Videogame!