Thread: China 'building runway in disputed South China Sea island'

Originally Posted by billy the kid

We've had Crimea grabbed by the Russians

The Russian parliament, after due deliberation, accepted a request, from the duly elected government of part of Ukraine, to rejoin the Russian Federation.

All in accordance with international law and methodology.

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Now the Chinese are doing it on the seas

The Chinese are building holiday resorts, lighthouses and bases on islands they have owned for centuries."legal"

Take a gander at the Ameritani and British "legal" agreement when Ameristan "awarded itself" Philippine. Take note of the Longitude defined as the extent of Philippine territorial waters.