China learnt well from Western powers, page-18

The South China Seas is just a concocted issue.

Vietnam and Philippines have been grabbing islands for decades - long (in 2013) before the Chinese came along to grab some islands.

The Vietnamese had grabbed 21 islands and had installed military bases on some of these islands. And the Philippines had grabbed 8 of their own. Even Taiwan grabbed a couple.

"Island building in the South China Sea, and construction on existing islands, has been going on for decades, primarily by Vietnam and the Philippines, which have claimed 21 and eight islands, respectively. Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines have all stationed military forces on at least some of their islands, but Vietnam, in accordance with UNCLOS regulation, has not put troops on what it calls “floating islands” - those constructed on submerged sandbars, reefs and other land masses.

China has come late to the island building game, but its efforts have been on a scale never before seen in the region. In the last 18 months, China has reportedly constructed more new island surface than all other nations have constructed throughout history"

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-johnson-china-idUSKBN0OQ03620150610

Note, the Vietnamese is a Communist country. Yet, the US never challenged them. And they didn't challenge the Philippines or Taiwan.

All of a sudden, the US is worry about compliance with the UN Convention Laws of the Seas (UNCLOS), which Ironically, they DID NOT sign.

Yup, the country who is accusing China (Not Vietnam or Philippines) of breaking UNCLOS, is the country who REFUSED to Sign it....Lol

https://hir.harvard.edu/hypocri-sea-the-united-states-failure-to-join-the-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea-2/

They are basically trying to create another WMD moment: that is, scare people enough, so they consent to the US and her allies taking military actions.