Tensions Escalate in The South China Sea: Why China Build Islands to Claim The Sea - TLDR News

India/China Dispute: /watch/QgVkqtPbv-ybk Hong Kong/China: /watch/IRVmpF-MTsoMm Chinese Concentration Camps: /watch/cjkUAzlES1LEU For years tensions have been escalating in the South China sea, with China trying to use the waters to exert greater influence over the region. However, China's tactic of building new islands and general Chinese controversy has caused the issue to bubble over recently. In this video, we explain the historic issues, what China wants and why this suddenly became an even bigger issue. Follow TLDR on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tldrnewsuk Follow TLDR on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tldrnewsuk Follow TLDR on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tldrnewsuk Discord: https://discord.gg/BMrk6MC TLDR TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/tldr-summer-2020 Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding TLDR is all about getting you up to date with the news of today, without bias and without filter. We want to give you the information you need, so you can make your own decision. TLDR is a super small company, run by a few people with the help of some amazing volunteers. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, following and backing on Patreon. Thanks! //////////////////////////////////////// 1 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349 2 - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/20/world/asia/china-taiwan-island-south-sea.html 3 - https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-from-New-Atlas-of-Chinas-Construction-1936-published-by-Bai-Meichu-James-Shoal-is_fig2_324956433 4 - https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/the-south-china-sea-island-china-gave-away/ 5 - https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/why-is-the-south-china-sea-such-a-hotspot-20200727-p55fxh.html 6 - https://web.archive.org/web/20130213111846/http: //focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201302090013&Type=aIPL 7 - smh.com.au/world/asia/why-is-the-south-china-sea-such-a-hotspot-20200727-p55fxh.html 8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea 9 - https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ 10 & 11 - https://chinapower.csis.org/much-trade-transits-south-china-sea/ 12 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_Sand 13 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_South_Reef_Skirmish 14 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Vietnamese_conflicts, _1979%E2%80%931991 15 - https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144451051.pdf 16 - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/21/aboard-us-aircraft-carrier-combatting-beijings-growing-aggression/ 17, 18 & 19 - https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/freedom-navigation-south-china-sea-practical-guide 20 - https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1196099.shtml 21 - https://thediplomat.com/2019/06/rethinking-taiwans-claims-in-the-south-china-sea/ 22 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_Sand 23 - /watch/IRn8UPh28tc28 24 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_Sand 25 - https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1196099.shtml 26 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35099445 27 - https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/freedom-navigation-south-china-sea-practical-guide 28 - https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/freedom-navigation-south-china-sea-practical-guide 29 - https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/freedom-navigation-south-china-sea-practical-guide 30 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_navigation#FONOPs_in_the_South_China_Sea 31 - https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3093030/beijings-claims-south-china-sea-unlawful-says-us-secretary 32 - https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1315233/south-china-sea-us-surveillance-reconnaissance-spy-planes-Taiwan 33 - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/us-doubles-surveillance-flights-over-south-china-sea-6wkx069rq 34 - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-taiwan-arms-sale-china-a9611741.html 35 - https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3094206/south-china-sea-harder-us-line-towards-beijing-supported-law 36 - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/02/us-vs-china-beijing-forces-neighbours-pick-sides-military-build/ 37 - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/25/australia-declares-there-is-no-legal-basis-to-beijings-claims-in-south-china-sea 38 - https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3094639/chinese-military-plans-live-fire-exercise-southern-coast 39 - https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1315905/China-news-international-alliance-South-China-Sea-warning-Australia-latest 40 - http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2020-08/01/content_4869055.htm

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