> China is surrounded by foes on its coast. This is why it works so hard to expand its territorial waters.
I would argue the exact opposite. China works so hard to expand its territorial waters. This is why China is surrounded by foes on its coast.
I would argue the exact opposite. China works so hard to expand its territorial waters. This is why China is surrounded by foes on its coast.
Absolutely no one cared in the slightest about it up until vast tracts of oil were discovered and fishing rights in the region started to actually be enforced by militaries.
"The threat came from this direction last time. We need to secure this frontier" is convincing enough for me.