China building in SCS islands

[cnleio]

It seems Chinese r building artificial island in SCS.

 

[xunzi]

Nothing to worry about. Building is in our blood. We love to build!

 

[mycutegirl]

glad to see,when viets barking,we just start working

 

[TaiShang]

These are China's future island bases for force protection deep into the SCS. I think China feels SCS to be more urgent than ECS. Obviosuly, Japan is a much more rational actor than the small powers of the South.

I expect China and Japan to reach a sort of consensus. Maybe back to the "put in the backburner" policy. This I would support.

 

[Kyle Sun]

We need huge budget for this.

 

[Bob Ong]

Obviously China is trying to hurry up the occupation and destroying corals and environment as many portions of reefs and shoals as it can, ahead of the final decision by UN on the case filed by the Philippines.

Looks like they are in panic mode, because once the decision favoring the Philippines is released, all their efforts to show occupation will be for naught.

 

[Pangu]

Obviously China is trying to hurry up the occupation and destroying corals and environment as many portions of reefs and shoals as it can, ahead of the final decision by UN on the case filed by the Philippines.

Looks like they are in panic mode, because once the decision favoring the Philippines is released, all their efforts to show occupation will be for naught.

The verdict will have no influence on the reclamation activities in SCS. It will be done when it's done.

 

[Rechoice]

Vietnam investigating reports about China’s new island in East Sea: Deputy PM
VietNamnet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said that Vietnam is checking information that China is building a fake island and military base on Gac Ma Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the center of the East Sea.

Bloomberg has reported that China is building Dubai-style fake islands in the East Sea in an effort to “reshape” the East Sea.

The newswire has quoted Filipino fishermen and local officials as saying that Chinese ships are carrying construction materials to the waters near the disputed Spratly Islands.

“China’s efforts are reminiscent of Dubai’s Palm resort-style land reclamation,” Bloomberg quoted the locals as saying.

Major General Nguyen Kim Khoa, chairman of the Committee of Defence and Security, said if China is really building islands on the East Sea, it is violating Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) which says that the status quo must be maintained for the parties to conduct negotiations to sign the Code of Conduct (COC) in the East Sea.

“Not only Vietnam, but other ASEAN countries, will know what they need to do if China really is doing this,” Khoa said.

In May 2014, Want China Times quoted Duowei News run by overseas Chinese as reporting that the Chinese military may soon set up a military base on Gac Ma of the Vietnamese Truong Sa archipelago.

The online newspaper said China plans to build an artificial island worth $5 billion, a harbor and an airport to strengthen its military power in the East Sea.

The news was released after Vietnam made public a video clip showing Chinese ships ramming a Vietnamese fishing boat, and after US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel criticized China at a Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Duong Trung Quoc, a well-known Vietnamese historian, and a National Assembly’s Deputy, said in Dat Viet newspaper that Vietnam needs to raise its voice against illegal acts, and if not, actions would “be done and not reversible”, and as a result, it would be very dangerous.

In 1988, China illegally occupied Vietnamese Gac Ma by using force. At that time, many questions were raised: what would China do after that, a naval base or a military airport which can be developed into a center to control air transport in the East Sea?

Colonel Trinh Dinh Thach, deputy chief commander in chief of the Quang Ngai provincial Military Command, said that Vietnam would resolutely protest against the Chinese act of building islands and military bases on Gac Ma, if it discover that China is really doing this.

Compiled by C. V

 

[sree45]

If this is true. It will set a very bad precedent.

 

[Mao1949]

Good news. Need to build these babies all over the SCS.

 

[TaiShang]

Obviously China is trying to hurry up the occupation and destroying corals and environment as many portions of reefs and shoals as it can, ahead of the final decision by UN on the case filed by the Philippines.

Why does it have to hurry? The verdict is as toothless as a one-month old toddler. Why would China be concerned about an action taken by the Philippines? Can you even hear what you think?

Looks like they are in panic mode, because once the decision favoring the Philippines is released, all their efforts to show occupation will be for naught.

More like going according to the plans probably drafted way before the Philippines filed the lawsuit. And, the verdict will not create even a ripple in the ocean. In all my friendship, I would suggest you to think realistically. Is there any force greater than national sovereign rights? Even UN cannot move an inch without an ASEAN style consensus among its permanent members.

 

[qwerrty]

they're building a big stadium. don't worry, y'all are invited. you all will be able to play all kind of sports, not just volleyball..

 

[Indus Falcon]

Why are they building islands? What is the purpose? How many? How big? Exactly where?

 

[xesy]

Why are they building islands? What is the purpose? How many? How big? Exactly where?

What else can be there? An airport and a harbor to supply Chinese operations in SCS. And then China did sign an agreement not to build military bases in SCS.

 

[areal]

i feel sorry about this news, it means that PLA will not recently take the force into account to get those stolen islands back and our thief-and-liar neighbors can sleep well,