Causing Trouble in Vietnam

My comment mysteriously erased again? Second time? Never happened before. Hmmm. Anyway, the conflict with China is decades old, has cost hundreds of thousands Chinese lives, and plenty of Vietnamese too. The Spratly islands have transformed from a simple territorial dispute to a struggle for potentially massive resources. The US declares 200 miles national boundaries out to sea so any size island therefore would be 125,000 sq miles of exploitable area according to US declaration. New technology is and soon will make getting those resources reality(kinda like the oil sands in Canada). Vietnam is about 125,000sq miles, England is only 50,000! One island could double Vietnam’s resources. So did the transfer of sidewinder missiles to a British carrier at the start of the Falklands conflict secure England’s resource future? One thing is sure, they voted and stood with the US ever since. The future may have a US backing a coalition of nations(which may or may not include Vietnam), but will certainly include Philippines if the Chinese don’t get at their federal elections. Are those Chinese Spratly buildings only housing troops?...more likely they also house exploratory drilling operations. The next step is offshore exploration or submarine seabed test drilling, if not already happening. China isn’t building bases to oppose the US. They simply are guaranteeing a seat at the buffet.

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On the other hand...maybe these women are not so belligerent but actually agents sent to perform a specific mission. They did attain predictable and anticipated hostility from the Vietnamese; valuable rationale to support Chinese govt policy of claiming the islands. Unfortunately for the Chinese they only collected photos of the passports with an “F U” from Vietnam to China instead of the more favorable pic of a Vietnamese officer “physically harassing our Chinese ladies”. Maybe advancements in deep water exploration(ROVs, offshore derricks) may have inspired the nations of the world to stake their claims now over whatever part of the 75% we still have yet to sit on. Can you post the entire photo collection of the ladies’ encounter?