Obama: China 'using muscle' to dominate in South China Sea - BBC News
And the related article:
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative | Mischief Reef
Short form: in matters of international relations, might still makes right.
On Thursday a US think tank released images showing land reclamation work on a reef claimed by the Philippines.
China says the work is needed to safeguard its sovereignty.
China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea, resulting in overlapping claims with several other Asian nations including Vietnam and the Philippines.
They say China is illegally reclaiming land in contested areas to create artificial islands with facilities that could potentially be for military use.
Images have emerged of work in multiple areas in the Spratly islands, which several nations claim.
And the related article:
Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative | Mischief Reef
Short form: in matters of international relations, might still makes right.