China is building many islands in SCS (2014.07 pics), do what we say

[cnleio]

2014.07 pics of China islands building in SCS

Hua Yang / 华阳 island

Dong Men / 东门 island

Ci Gua / 刺瓜 island

Nan Xun / 南薰岛 island

Yong Shu / 永暑 island

An Da / 安达 reef

 

[C130]

why

 

[cnleio]

why

The SCS still far away from mainland of China even HaiNan island, to build islands in SCS for fishing village and PLA military base with runway, just like Diego Garcia island.

 

[TaiShang]

why

First, to ensure China's national security against potential threats by effectively monitoring the SCS and enjoying fast-response capability via naval bases.

Second, to ensure the safety of Chinese and international trade across the SCS from non-state threats.

Third, to increase China's force projection capability.

Fourth, organic development. You have got to do something when you become the second most powerful nation on earth, poised to take over the most powerful.

 

[C130]

seems kinda imperialist in nature to me

 

[TaiShang]

seems kinda imperialist in nature to me

No. There is no interference in other nations' internal affairs. There is no over-militarization. China maintains a strict no-first use policy. The five principles of international governance live on.

Nobody is hurt. There is no "South America is our backyard; we can bully as we wish, including installing bloody dictators" attitude here.

It is only claiming land by building up on certain rocks and reefs across the territories China controls.

The point is to ensure national security and provide safety for international trade.

After all, has not this what the US been doing for decades. Sending over ACGs and building up naval bases?

China is as sincere and well-intentioned, if not more.

 

[terranMarine]

seems kinda imperialist in nature to me

Building islands is imperialist? Anything is better than waging senseless wars for the past decades by the USA and having US forces all over the world is more imperialist than what China is doing

 

[C130]

China is on it's way to Imperialism
China is finding it's roots once again

 

[TaiShang]

China is on it's way to Imperialism.
China is finding it's roots once again

That's funny.

I guess what China has been doing is more concrete than all the hot air rhetoric coming from all directions.

I guess China is fine with leaving the "talking" to others while getting engaged in "doing."

 

[C130]

no point in hiding the imperialist nature nothing wrong with it
China want's to control the whole South China Sea and the outlying islands.

 

[TaiShang]

no point in hiding the imperialist nature nothing wrong with it
China want's to control the whole South China Sea and the outlying islands.

Nothing wrong with having certain convictions and if this is what you think, well, we respect that. Apparently, how it seems from there differs from how it seems from here. Nothing wrong with that, too.

What matters is China achieves greater national security through an effective control of the near waters regardless of what others think or believe.

What is next is to build a true blue water navy. China's trade is much more intense than that of the US; hence, China is in more need to ensure SLOC security.

 

[Europa]

no point in hiding the imperialist nature nothing wrong with it
China want's to control the whole South China Sea and the outlying islands.

though these moves are in no way imperial but honestly, i just love imperialism. i always wanted to be an emperor, lol, nice to know you too love imperialism i am not sarcastic, i am serious, i mean it.

 

[C130]

though these moves are in no way imperial but honestly, i just love imperialism. i always wanted to be an emperor, lol, nice to know you too love imperialism i am not sarcastic, i am serious, i mean it.

there is absolutely nothing wrong about liking Imperialism

 

[atlantis_cn]

no point in hiding the imperialist nature nothing wrong with it
China want's to control the whole South China Sea and the outlying islands.

Even USA wants to hide it

 

[Jlaw]

China is on it's way to Imperialism
China is finding it's roots once again

i hope so. Long live the dragon emperor.