Broken Promises in the South China Sea

Ajouté : 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]What you are seeing are small islands located in the middle of the South China Sea.

[00:00:05]But the strange thing is that just a few years ago none of these islands existed.

[00:00:09]So the question arises, who built these islands and most importantly, why?

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[00:00:36]Before we get into how China is secretly expanding its territory, we need to understand the conflict in the region.

[00:00:43]The South China Sea has been an area of controversy for decades starting back in 1982 [music] when the United Nations established the Law of the Sea which regulates [music] the international sea rights of the neighboring states.

[00:00:55]The sea is so