[cthalupa]

You're arguing that because of the English language name of it is the South China Sea that China owns it and their actions can't be imperialist?

Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam will all be happy to know that we've solved it - we can just abandon it all to China. Problem solved!

This is a silly argument. There are significant territorial disputes that China is extremely aggressive on, international tribunals have ruled them as violating international law in international waters and in sovereign waters of other nations, etc.

[MiSeRyDeee]

And the US just casually carried out a special military operation in another sovereign country and captured their president without consequences. So much for self-righteous.