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Beijing seizes tiny sandbank in South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

... And the 200 mile economic zone around it.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

For anyone thinking it's petty, they island-buuld off them, destroying the reef by making a larger land mass to house things and assert claim in the SCS.

https://www.rfa.org/english/southchinasea/2025/01/31/south-china-sea-environment-reef-damage/

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

should set up some juice bars on those and make a killing selling to all the sailors constantly stopping on them.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Like actually seizes, or just stands on and holds up a flag just long enough for a photo? Because every country does that for disputed islands.