@@wsj That story of Chinese submarine sinking in a dock maybe not true. Wuhan shipyard does not build submarines with nuclear power. China’s only known shipyard that produces nuclear submarines is in Huludao. The is similar to the story that corrupt PLA officers had filled their missiles with waters. USA officials would have no way to know whether it was true or not.
Not caught up if you count the number of incidents. The US has had plenty of nuclear sub mishaps -- USS San Fran, LA, Hartford, Connecticut. Perhaps more are undisclosed as well.
Good for them...many of these are within their territorial waters, unlike the Chinese. Vietnam is a rapidly growing, reasonable country, & a model for one approach to economic development in SE Asia. Spent three years living & working there & have fond memories of the hospitality, warmth, kindness, & genuine happiness shown by the Vietnamese people!
You wanna know how quiet it is? Me as a Vietnamese learned about this in Western media coverage. That how quiet this is. Edit: I want to clarify that they did announce this on the official State Military TV. So the one who wants to know and "needs" to know will know; the one who does not bother what the military does will not know. This is a genius move if you ask me.
We have been hearing about this for a long time in the Philippines for months. But somehow, it's brushed under the rug because our primary issue is with the PRC. Vietnam don't ram our boats nor do they block our fishermen in their traditional fishing grounds. Vietnam can be reasoned with, while China will just ram and water cannon Filipinos away from our EEZ. That make's all the difference.
Wow, Vietnam finished the British colonialism or Imperialism in second world war or I think 🤔 it was Japanese. As a teenager from Pakistan I can't identity, Chinese, japanese, south Korean, Thailand, Philippines. It's like brothers and sisters of each other but in different countries 😂😂🎉🎉
As a filipino I dont see any threats from vietnam doing claims in the south china as long as they did not use any form of threats to their neighbors,like what we say it is international waters so we could share natural resources but we have EEZ that needs to obey. Unlike to china that they harrased fishermens, ramming boats, firing water cannon, and lasers.
Why is the Philippines pretending to be innocent? The Philippines keeps entering the boundary drawn by China, entering with planes and showing off by taking photos! Then why doesn't China sprinkle aluminum powder on Philippine planes? Why does the Philippines stop its ships in the disputed area?
The fundametal difference is that VN builds artifical island on reef or increase territory of natual island they already own and within their Exclusive Economic Zone. When China constructs artifical island to claim territories far away from their Exclusive Economic Zone and belong to other countries accourding to EEZ international law. So one guy is constructing a barnhouse on his land, another person basically moves his fence on the land of his neighbour and then claim those land his own.
China and Taiwan owns SCS before unclos eez even existed. They do not need unclos law to own their scs. While EEZ is not territory. Eez entitlement to resources does not meant entitlement to the territory of china.
@@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi What an awful argument. China took part in negotiating UNCLOS for almost a decade and then ratified UNCLOS in 1996......but somehow it's irrelevant? Give me a break.
@@j.joseph5353 you do not know china as do 30 odd countries Inc UK had made reservations to unclos to protect their historical right. Next time do proper research before commenting here. Give me a break.
you know why, because we love our country. That's all !!! Vietnamese rather die for country, but never leave it to others. My former generation sacrifices by blood and tear, and we have to treasure it
I don't take side in any dispute/argument, but what Vietnam has been doing is totally legal on the basis of the UNCLOS 1982 to which 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union are signatories. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted in 1982, known as the Law of the Sea Convention, or the Law of the Sea Treaty, clearly affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. Here is the original document --- *The United Nations [UN] reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. The National Assembly reaffirms the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam over its internal waters and territorial sea; the sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Viet Nam, based on the provisions of the Convention and principles of international law; and calls on other countries to respect the above-said rights of Viet Nam. The National Assembly [authorizes] the National Assembly's Standing Committee and the Government to review all relevant national legislation to consider necessary amendments in conformity with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS], and to safeguard the interests of Viet Nam.* (un.org)
@@nikkirosenbek5471 why do we care about claiming unpopulated islands when commonwealth is still a thing.. why don’t people question all the countries England “colonised”?
@@kzh5443 You need to ask the United Nations. Also, there must be be a valid reason for 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union to publicly sign on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted in 1982 (known as UNCLOS 1982), which affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes.
@@kzh5443 The Law of the Sea Treaty, an international agreement known as UNCLOS 1982 clearly establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities, and the Law of the Sea Treaty also reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. In fact, the Sea Treaty has been translated into many different languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. By signing on the Law of the Sea treaty, 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union clearly reaffirm that Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes are an integral part of Vietnam's territory in compliance with international law, which is fully recognized by the United Nations.
@@MrLangam The whole Chinese claim of 9-dash line and anything Chinese claim within it are illegal. The Hague Tribunal ruled that China is not entitled to any resources within the 9-dash line either.
This archipelago has belonged to Vietnam for centuries, that is why Vietnam has more than 20 islands in this archipelago. Vietnam is just protecting what belongs to it.
Có lẽ nhiều bạn ở nước ngoài trên thế giới chưa biết rằng Việt Nam là nước đầu tiên và duy nhất cho đến nay xây dựng các nhà giàn ( một kiểu nhà trên biển dựng lên từ những cột thép đóng sâu dưới nòng biển phía trên là nhà ở đồn trú của một số binh sĩ, như một cột mốc chủ quyền cắm giữa biển khơi). Dù điều kiện cực kỳ khắc nghiệt và thiếu thốn trên các nhà giàn đó, đã từng có những trận bão đánh sập nhà giàn và bộ đội đã hy sinh nhưng người Việt Nam quyết không từ bỏ, hiện tại có hàng trục nhà giàn như vậy bé nhỏ giữa trùng khơi là cách Việt Nam khẳng định chủ quyền ở nơi đó. Tôi vô cùng tự hào và xúc động, đó là biểu tượng ý trí của người Việt ❤
Thành phố Venice và nhiều thành phố ở Hà Lan đã xây dựng cả thành phố trên biển và kênh đào từ cả ngàn năm trước đến nay vẫn còn sử dụng được. Kỹ thuật xây của VN cũng học từ những bậc thầy này mà thôi, chỉ khác là vật liệu bây giờ vững chắc hơn, còn ở TQ người ta cũng xây đc cả toà nhà trên biển. Tôi ủng hộ sự quyết tâm của VN, nhưng hãy nhìn xa hơn và đừng sùng bái khi tiếp nhận thông tin không trung thực.
The crazy engineering of Venice. Đây là video về các kỹ thuật xây từ rất lâu rồi. Nên mở mang tầm mắt trước khi phát biểu. Hạn chế sử dụng những cách nói so sánh.
@@math9419bạn nói như ccc ấy. Những nước đó xây nhà xây phố từ việc lấn biển (tức là từ bãi biển san lấp bồi đắp mà lấn ra) còn đây là dựng nhà giữa mênh mông biển khơi hiểu chửa? Cả thế giới giờ làm cc gì có khả năng làm cả tp với dụng nhà dân giữa biển để ở (người ta ngu mà ra giữa biển ở để hứng gió bão với giao thông đi lại khó khăn nguy hiểm ah). M chẳng hiểu cái đb gì chắc chưa đến 30t pk. Nhà xây trên đảo nó khác với nhà giàn có phân biệt được sự khác nhau k thế.
@@math9419 Just to clarify: what he's trying to convey is that those small humble structures (nhà giàn - Rig or rough translation: Scaffold houses) that we (the Vietnamese) built are the symbols of our dedication and patriotism. He's not boasting about the engineering of those structures.
@@ningwsh159lol why those islands belong to China ? And if so why don't you win a case on international court or you China try to downplay the international court ? We build on our natural islands, China attacked and occupied from Vietnam and build artificial islands
These islands rightfully belong to South East Asian countries. China has no right to claim these islands. I support Vietnam 🇻🇳 and the Philippines 🇵🇭 ✊️
True vietnamese here. Chinese shall never divide us. Stronger together. 🇻🇳🇵🇭🇮🇩 In these recent years there are bots, acting like pinois or vietnamese, and act hostile toward vietnamese and pinois, in order to provoke anger, and divide us. Glad to see both pinois and vietnamese, in general, spotted that. We stand with u philipines.
When I listen to your comments praising Vietnam it really makes me laugh😂😂😂 like who ever told you that china and Vietnam are enemies? Western media I guess 😂😂 china and Vietnam are the closest allies you'll ever see in Asia and of course china is long aware that Vietnam is building up those islands 😂😂😂. It's a strategy between them cos if china want Vietnam out of that island she will do just that and no one can stop her. Vietnam communist party/ Chinese Communist party like does that Ring a bell to you? If not for china and Russia Vietnam would have been defeated and occupied by the US. Brothers may have misunderstanding but that particular relationship is unbreakable sorry
True but the Vietnamese military installations were much smaller in scale, China just ramped them way up. WSJ for propaganda purposes won't mention that though.
We have been hearing about this for a long time in the Philippines for months. But somehow, it's brushed under the rug because our primary issue is with the PRC. Vietnam don't ram our boats nor do they block our fishermen in their traditional fishing grounds. Vietnam can be reasoned with, while China will just ram and water cannon Filipinos away from our EEZ. That make's all the difference.
China does not stop Vietnam and provided boats to Vietnam. because they are both communist. China can accept Vietnam taking larger part of the SCS at the expense of Philippines' claim.
Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
A foolish approach that not only devastates the surrounding environment but also fails to safeguard its maritime territories. Moreover, it can be easily severed from mainland supply lines in the event of an actual war, leaving it vulnerable to assault.
@@myintmaunmaun Why did Vietnam confront China after the war? We invite you to learn about: Hoang Sa naval battle in 1974. While Vietnam was still at war, China sent troops to occupy Hoang Sa, which was managed by South Vietnam. After Vietnam was unified in 1975, did China return Hoang Sa to Vietnam?
@@myintmaunmaun "Would you be willing to sacrifice your own arms and legs and give them to someone else just because they helped you secure a good job? Helping someone in this way, through an exchange of benefits, is merely a transaction and not genuine assistance. It’s surprising that you believe that 'helping' should always bring greater returns; you seem to see that as obvious. It’s strange to witness such a mindset shaped by your education. What would you think if Vietnam were like Ukraine, aligning itself with the United States right now? Are you ready to go to the front lines?"
I was adopted from Vietnam and grew up in a white family in Connecticut. So culturally I do not identify as Vietnamese, but I still take pride in my race and really appreciate this video. I'm gonna go get some pho now
@@willcookmakeupglad to know people like you still have a desire to connect with your birthplace, just know that for anyone like you, the homeland and our people will always welcome you with the most homely welcome anytime you want to go back!
China occupied Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago in 1974. They illegally built military bases on the archipelago. Vietnam only built islands on a very small scale to protect Vietnam’s islands in the Truong Sa archipelago. China has built on a scale thousands of times larger than Vietnam’s before. And now, not only do they want to occupy the entire Truong Sa archipelago, they also intend to occupy the shoals on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf. China’s greed is endless.
@bigbear9288 The French took it from China when they were weak, when China was at war with Japan. Then a few years later Japan look the islands as they recognised it was Chinese land. Basically world powers all recognised they were Chinas. The only reason South Vietnam had control over the islands was because after the French left, SV had control over it. But too bad for the SV, North Vietnams Prime Minister Pham (also 1st Prime minister of Unified Vietnam) sent a letter to China in 1958 "acknowledging" and "respecting" Chinas claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands. Basically means they recognise that its theirs. So Chinas sovereign claim over the islands are the strongest in the region
@@yerri5567 The 1904 map of China under the Qing Dynasty clearly shows the southernmost border only reaching Hainan Island, with absolutely no inclusion of the Paracel and Spratly Islands. Vietnam had established its presence and exploited resources on these two archipelagos since the Nguyen Dynasty. China illegitimately drew the 'eleven-dash line' encompassing the entire South China Sea without convincing evidence. Vietnam's sovereignty over these two archipelagos was merely interrupted by the invasions of France and Japan. China has no sovereignty or legal basis for its claims. The 'nine-dash line' is invalid and violates the sovereignty of coastal nations in the South China Sea, infringing upon the 1982 UNCLOS.
@@yerri5567The international court has rejected the false arguments that the islands belong to China because Vietnam has sufficient evidence to prove that the islands have belonged to Vietnam since ancient times and China's evidence is not convincing.
Look, I'm sure you had a good time in Vietnam and the people were great. I don't think it's wise, however, to judge a nation's character based on a single vacation experience. Any country without civil war or famine will be peaceful and beautiful.
@@alanxu3936 You said it yourself. a country without war will be peaceful and beautiful. we will stay it that way. Im from the philippines and WE DONT WANT ANY WAR with our neighbors Vietnam or china. We cannot afford that.
Chyna been wanted take over VN for long time. Chyna wanted to expand their territories to all Asia. Inorder to expand to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Chyna have to go through VietNam before they can expand further.
@@Jupitersonlysonyou really think names are all that? I'm sure you think the entirety of the sea of japan belongs to japan and the indian ocean belongs to india
@@stereomachine Yeah it should be if you can enforce the sea with your NAVI. Since China claimed SCS, there is grand total of 0 embargo and disturbance in global trade in SCS. They doing better than the US when it comes to freedom of navigation and free trade. Lol. How ironic.
Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
@@Dafaq So does Mongolia have historical rights to mainland China then? As according to your "Logic" China should just hand over their territory to Mongolia and subjugate themselves to it's government if we're going by "Historical rights"
@@amunra5330 yea but its not aggressive the way china is. that's why vietnam and the philippines has joint military operations in the area despite them both having disputes, it's because vietnam is reasonable. china is not.
Vietnam build Artificial Islands and Dock to give fishermen from all over Southeast Asia have a safe place to dock and restock Also keep our claim on our territory secure I head somewhere said that whenever there a Storm on the sea Vietnam will signal to all fishermen near our islands to find shelter in our dock and wait for the storm to go I hope Vietnam and Philippine can cooperate further to deal with the Chinese
@LợiNguyễn-z1l In 1958, North Vietnams Prime Minister Pham (also 1st Prime minister of Unified Vietnam) sent a letter to China "acknowledging" and "respecting" Chinas claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands. Thats why China helped North Vietnam win the war. Basically means they recognise that its theirs. So whats this about they "obviously" belong to Vietnam again?
@@yerri5567 In 1958, the islands are territory of the Republic of South Vietnam. The letter has no current value since you can’t “acknowledge” or “accept” territorial claims of object that you do not own.
@@yerri5567 Completely true. People don't know anything about the history of the area. They only read what the Western MSM propaganda spews. They should look up the Potsdam and Cairo declarations to see who owns those islands.
I always thought that all the islands in the South China Sea were occupied by China. Now I realize that Vietnam and the Philippines are the countries that occupy the most islands. They are the biggest winners.
The difference is that SCS does not belong to China, in the same way Indian Ocean isn’t Indian, and the Japan Sea isn’t Japanese. Vietnam and Philippine rightfully owns the place, while China just encroach on everyone else EEZ without reason. Look up the nine dash line, what China claim it’s their territory, it stretched all the way from main land China till the end of Vietnam and beyond, approaching countries as distance as Malaysia and Australia. Any inch of that territory lose to China constitute a loss in Vietnam and Philippine, thus why there is a need to fight the good fight against China
@@nguyenduyphuc3924 What’s even more ridiculous is, on what basis do you think the Philippines and Vietnam “rightfully own the place”? Just because they’re smaller and weaker than China, it automatically makes their claims legitimate? I haven’t seen either the Philippines or Vietnam present any historical documents more convincing than China’s to support that argument.
@KomiChannelX When I say "cleverness", I mean Viet Nam, which occupies more and more islands, and China, as a regional power, will not engage in such means, and only followed up later
@@ningwsh159i really don’t know how can you have this kind of information man. The islands originally belong to VN. China military attacked fisherman of Vietnam in these areas. So this is what Vietnam does to protect their people.
There is no such thing as artificial islands of vietnam. What you see are the natural islands of vietnam that have been expanded, they are not artificial. Artificial islands are something that is completely built from under the coral reefs that are submerged under the water like china has done.
you thought china was the only one building these islands, now you know you're wrong. you now think china is the only one bullying fishermen, but soon you will know SEA countries bullied Chinese fishermen. look up that one story about a frog at the bottom of the well
@@Lzzzz155just look in the comment bruh, literally everyone that does not have the last name Ching Ching or Chong Chong support Vietnam. Kinda sad for China tbh, imagine having so many countries hate your guts, a real reflection of their nature I would say
Look at the history of fighting with China and how strongly Vietnam reacted when China approached their territory. Every Chinese military adventure into Vietnam has cost lives of its soldiers, even the 1979 war. I don't think China will risk hindering Vietnam's island reclamation when Vietnam has hundreds of maritime militia ships and Vietnamese maritime enforcement forces waiting them for a long time.
not in a long term fight China is bigger and have a large amount of weapon, men and resource not to mention China is the main hub of the world so if a war happen all the world sanctions wont had many affect to support Vietnam
as the power of the current China, i think China can occupy the whole Vietnam within just one week if they want. Vietnam is just a little version of China, look at the military parade of Vietnam national day this year, everything they are simulating China's parade in 2019
Việt Nam luôn luôn yêu chuộng Hòa Bình Quốc tế và khu vực. Nơi này Việt Nam phát triển sẽ đóng góp vào sự ổn định và phát triển của thế giới. Việt Nam có mối quan hệ hợp tác hữu nghị với tất cả các nước trên thế giới (kể cả vùng lãnh thổ). Lịch sử Việt Nam chưa từng tiến hành chiến tranh xâm lược, chỉ có bảo vệ đất nước. Những nơi này kết hợp với tàu bệnh viện sẽ trở thành những cứ điểm nhân đạo. Hỗ trợ cứu nạn, cứu hộ cho tàu thuyền di chuyển qua lại. Cung cấp cứ điểm neo đậu khi có bão. Hỗ trợ tuyến đường hàng hải của thế giới lưu thông được an toàn. Toàn thể người dân Việt Nam yêu chuộng Hòa Bình và hữu nghị. Luôn muốn làm bạn với tất cả mọi người. Mọi người đều được đối xử công bằng và vui vẻ. Dù bạn là dân tộc nào, tôn giáo nào, quốc gia nào, làm cứ nghề nghiệp gì đều được đón chào nồng nhiệt ở Việt Nam ( trên đất liền và trên biển). Tuy nhiên, cũng có một số thành phần người Việt Nam cố tình chia rẻ, phá hoại sự phát triển hữu nghị và thịnh vượng nhằm những mục đích ngăn chặn sự phát triển của Việt Nam và Hòa bình thế giới. Chúng tôi, những người Việt Nam chân chính Xin lỗi các bạn về những điều không hay, không đẹp. Mong sự bao dung với những lỗi sai nhỏ nhặt đó. Cho chúng tôi thêm cơ hội thể hiện tình hữu nghị đến các bạn trên trái đất này. ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Vietnam should have had all these islands, however, the late unification of the country led to China and the Philippines taking advantage of the opportunity to rob the islands, causing many problems as they do today. Now there is peace for economic development, but if any country has great ambitions, war is inevitable, at that time it will decide who will control the East Sea. As Vietnamese people, if we can maintain this peaceful situation, it will be good for all the countries involved, but if the situation is more extreme, all Vietnamese people will be determined to keep and regain all the former Vietnamese territories.
North Vietnam already agreed China owns these islands in exchange for help in the Vietnam War. After the war ended, Vietnam broke the deal. Vietnamese need to stop playing dirty, otherwise China should teach them a lesson and cut off upstream rivers.
*International laws* are very clear on the South China Sea: - parts of it belong to some ASEAN countries including the Philippines 🇵🇭 and Vietnam 🇻🇳, - the rest of it is the international water, - no part of it belongs to China🇨🇳 or Taiwan🇹🇼.
@@madsam0320 lol, you really should google why it has that name first. Like how Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos once called "Indochina". They don't belong to neither Indonesia, Indian, or China.
China actually follow Vietnam in building artificial island. Vietnam build 14 island before China started it project. yet the US government and media does not acknowledge this. and Vietnam and China isn't the only one, Malaysia also reclaim on 2 island. Taiwan on 1 island. this is not that unusally, even Philippines is doing it.
Correct. Both PH and Vietnam were building artificial islands, or more precisely artificially building upon and extending the boundaries of natural islands long before China did
Hai quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa của Việt Nam đã có từ thời phong kiến nhà Nguyễn của Việt Nam, được Pháp thời đó công nhận và vẽ bản đồ quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa của Việt Nam. Vì bây giờ nó là đường thủy quan trọng của thế giới nên Mỹ và Trung Quốc muốn quản lý nó. Việt Nam sẽ không bao giờ để mất vùng biển tổ tiên của chúng tôi, đời này không kiểm soát được thì đến đời sau , thế hệ nào của Việt Nam cũng sẽ sẵn sàng chiến đấu để bảo vệ biển đảo quê hương Việt Nam.
@@John_Doe448 As a Vietnamese. What the heck are you talking about? China invaded Vietnam mainland for hundreds of years. This is the reason why most Vietnamese dislike Chinese more than the Americans. It's naive to think that they don't want another Tibet, Nepal or Mongolian territory.
Delusion. They lack the military prowess to achieve this and there window of opportunity is shrinking. Instead of competing against the US bilaterally in cooperation with Vietnam they have opted to pursue there imperialistic tendencies. It’s a shame the global south is buying into this image of a great proletariat China. In there sleep, the dreams of the Chinese don’t differ much from there French, British and American predecessors.
@@johnsullivan8673 Absolutely yes. We own the largest number of islands and outpost in this. The historical map also include Vietnam, Paracel islands and Spartly islands (1834)
That's a very interesting piece. It seems like Vietnam is strategically expanding its presence in the South China Sea, likely as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the region. It's fascinating to see how they're balancing their relationship with both the U.S. and China.
not really, Vietnam is using different strategy and is totally in differnt geopolitical/military position. Philippines on the other hand debunk "peaceful rise of China" as just a propagnda. Now many countries globally are looking into what China is doing and how it is doing it - and picture of its acts are not really good. Vietnam and Phillippines are both on the path to become middle powers - this means inevitable resistance to Chinese imperial dreams and action as well as more diplomatic, econimcal and military power long term.
@@hinoka2911 i dont know what people this age on internet were thinking. Believing propagandas and factless conspiracy theories. Especially this cameroonian, self aclaimed, "artist" and "geo political analysis", calling real people bots, and support china and russia.
There is no "South China Sea" here at all. This maritime area belongs to the sovereignty of Vietnam and other countries with related maritime sovereignty such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brunei. China is merely an invader.
@@sonh99biển Đông là tên bản địa của Việt Nam như bọn Philippine gọi là West Philippine Sea ấy. Giờ muốn thế giới đổi tên thì Việt Nam phải có vị thế cao trên trường quốc tế mới đổi được chứ tên này được các thương nhân phương tây sử dụng từ hơn mấy trăm năm nay tới sau này ngta dùng chính thức luôn.
At least Vietnam still respects other nations, have we heard any news that Vietnam aggressively ram other’s countries boat? No, that’s the difference between China and Vietnam.
@cubiphan5469 So what youre trying to say is, as long as you dont do that, you can continuously claim and build upon ALL the islands there? And you say that now when others arent encroaching your supposed islands. Can you still say the same when other countries continuously come into your supposed islands territory, ram their ships there, and permanently station their ships there, and constantly send resources there to the people stationed there?
@@yerri5567 I do really appreciate your analysis. But what shown in this video here is shown the act of upgrading your bases that have already being legitimately claim in order to deter your bullies from annexing VN islands. So what I mean here is Vietnam respects their neighbors boundaries more than China, so have you ever heard any ramming boat case from Vietnamese Navy boat from any Western media platform before? No, that’s the difference between Vietnam 🇻🇳 and China 🇨🇳. TBH, we also really hate what China are currently doing in South China Sea right now.
Vietnam has bullied Cambodia and Laos over 5 decades, like colonizing them late of 1970s. Obviously, occupying other countries is much serious than boat crashes 😂
@@kennyy321Lào là đồng minh và cũng là anh em của Việt Nam. Campuchia nhờ máu của hàng vạn quân Việt Nam đánh thắng chế độ diệt chủng Pol pot (một đồng mình Trung Quốc). Việt Nam không lấy của Campuchia bất cứ thứ gì. Hiện tại Trung Quốc đàn xây dựng các đội quân Pol pot kiểu mới tại Campuchia
Apparently, while the WSJ is finally willing to recognize the land reclaimation efforts of other states in the Spratly Islands, they are still unwilling to report that not a single claimant state in the South China Sea limits their sovereign claims to UNCLOS. Every single claimant state in the South China Sea has claims which overlap with every other claimant state's claims.
When the Vietnamese fishermen are bullied and killed by the Chinese coast guard along the coastline of Vietnam, the Vietcong leadership just referred to the culprit as STRANGERS, which is a real shame! Furthermore, it was Pham Van Dong that offered Hoang Sa to China as a tribute to taking South Vietnam for the VCP.
After the war in 1975, the US left behind many advanced aircraft and tons of bombs in Vietnam. It is certain that China is no match for Vietnam in battles around the Spratly Islands at that time. The Vietnamese remained calm enough to avoid conflict with China in 1988 when they suddenly occupied some islands. Looking back now, I can see how clever our leaders were at that time for not attempting to reclaim the islands. We might have won that war and regained all those islands, but what would have happened next would have been far more dangerous. We could have been stuck in a prolonged conflict, and our country might never have become as strong as it is today.
Not that clever lol. You fed and armed Pol Pot -> they betrayed you and stabbed you in the back. You listened to Chinese advisors for 20 years and they slapped you hard in 1979. You followed the Soviets for aids, they collapsed in 1989. None of your geopolitical allies worked out, they all either betrayed you or disappeared.
It's a band-aid, and a red queen's race. Rising sea levels is caused by glacier melt from global warming. We have to stop contributing to global warming to have a sustainable solution.
@major0joy Actually, its the other way round. Vietnam started building artificial islands BEFORE China did. Then China copied them. So your "why not" should be directed to China, not Vietnam.
@@nicktubby9710 Vietnam is "in the area"? Take out a ruler and look at the map. The distance between the closest point from Spratly to Vietnam is about the closest point from Spratly to Hainan, China. So if you agree Vietnam is in the area, then by your logic China is also in the area.
Afaik they somehow learned to build that construct ship (that can directly expanding the island by sucking the undersea sand) themself, from that moment their speed of expanding is increasing more and more. Back then they can only bring the construction materials from the mainland through ship, that made the expanding progress very slow. So yes, they are copying the Chinese by copying their game-changing technology (how ironic). But no, i dont think they are copying the Chinese in term of expanding the island, its just their progress in the past is really slow.
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Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
@@tobiellucas8765 Those islands are disputed and are in international waters. The law of the seas is 12 miles territorial waters and anything beyond is international waters. Those islands are too small to support human life and there has never been any native population on them.
@@Bk6346 Yes, I understood that. And under UNCLOS, signatories are entitled to have 200 eez and the rest are international waters. China, a signatory country continuously breaks the law because of their illegal military bases on these islands and low elevated features, and enforce their fake historical claims, that were originally not an island that can support life like you mentioned.
@@myintmaunmaun Is China in a position to retailiate though? When in the first place their fake 9 to 11 dash lines doesn't have any factual basis and they can't even bring it to court. SEA countries should be the one having diplomatic talks over these disputes, not China. They have their own 200 nm eez to mind.
@@dtube3547but staying lấp liếm, bịt tai bịt mắt your own citizens isn't a good strategy either. Human beings are curious, they'd just get their information from another source instead. A foreign source that you can't control
@@d.b.2215did you mean that the government have to let their people know about the nation military strategies against the enemy, so that their people can talks about it online and let the enemy know about their military actions? Not to mention that we dont even know if theres a enemy spies disguise as civilians and much more. To be honest, its such a stupid move, my friend.
The answer maybe because China and Vietnam already has secret agreement regarding this reclamation. Vietnam is the little China of the Asia. And Vietnam is also claiming almost the entire West Philippines sea unreasonably just like China. So the Philippines should also be careful in dealing with Vietnam. And to The Wall Street Journal, the Philippine occupied island is a natural island unlike China and Vietnam which are just an artificial island.
@@shkunwen I dont think that is true first even if there is typhoon you dont need to leave the pagasa island because it is big island. even now there are typhoon passing over there but the residents of that island is not leaving. 2nd if the taiwanese leave it means that the island is already vacant so anyone can take it. so it is the taiwanese mistake. 3rd what are the purpose of the taiwanese for occupying that island it is not theirs, Taiwan is very far from that island just like China. 4th the nearest country to that island is the Philippines. So what is the problem if the Philippines took it. No country is owning that island that time. Every one is just claiming it.
The problem with Vietnam is that it has a land border with China, so if a conflict were to arise, Vietnam has more possibilities of harming China than the Philippines, and therefore China is more cautious with Vietnam.
They just doing one at a time and Philippines was the weaker one. Still is. US is doing nothing. But, China already fought Vietnam over this many times I think back in the 90’s with many lives lost. I don’t know if it’s fake, but there are videos of them being gunned down in the water.
@@TheBoobangunned down in the waters? I think is probably the Battle of Gacma, the Vietnamese got totally gunned down since most of them don't have weapons.
China’s nuclear-submarine mishap points to challenge of catching up with U.S.: on.wsj.com/4dCHyX4
Thanks
Is there any evidence of this "submarine mishap" except Western claims?
1.6 billion funding doing its work 😂
@@wsj That story of Chinese submarine sinking in a dock maybe not true. Wuhan shipyard does not build submarines with nuclear power. China’s only known shipyard that produces nuclear submarines is in Huludao. The is similar to the story that corrupt PLA officers had filled their missiles with waters. USA officials would have no way to know whether it was true or not.
Lol. There's no nuclear sub. Thsts a shadow of thr crane. 1.6b disinformsyion campaogn fund for you wsj
Not caught up if you count the number of incidents. The US has had plenty of nuclear sub mishaps -- USS San Fran, LA, Hartford, Connecticut. Perhaps more are undisclosed as well.
Good for them...many of these are within their territorial waters, unlike the Chinese. Vietnam is a rapidly growing, reasonable country, & a model for one approach to economic development in SE Asia. Spent three years living & working there & have fond memories of the hospitality, warmth, kindness, & genuine happiness shown by the Vietnamese people!
Go learn some international law. EEZ is not territory.
Malaysia and Thailand also dispute this
Thank you!
Love to know that so many international friends are so fond of us people
@@LeeSkJohn-sv8wiand according to International Law, nothing on the area where the Spratly Islands is located belong to China.
Thank bro 🎉 chúc sức khỏe và bình an với gia đình bạn
You wanna know how quiet it is?
Me as a Vietnamese learned about this in Western media coverage. That how quiet this is.
Edit:
I want to clarify that they did announce this on the official State Military TV. So the one who wants to know and "needs" to know will know; the one who does not bother what the military does will not know. This is a genius move if you ask me.
你应该反思一下，为什么西方媒体比你们国家更积极报道这件事。
We have been hearing about this for a long time in the Philippines for months. But somehow, it's brushed under the rug because our primary issue is with the PRC. Vietnam don't ram our boats nor do they block our fishermen in their traditional fishing grounds. Vietnam can be reasoned with, while China will just ram and water cannon Filipinos away from our EEZ. That make's all the difference.
Sure
Wow, Vietnam finished the British colonialism or Imperialism in second world war or I think 🤔 it was Japanese. As a teenager from Pakistan I can't identity, Chinese, japanese, south Korean, Thailand, Philippines. It's like brothers and sisters of each other but in different countries 😂😂🎉🎉
@@JustCassually其实中国和菲律宾之间也同样可以相安无事，菲律宾和中国之间的冲突是美国操纵的现任菲律宾傀儡政权故意制造出来的。提醒一下：中国和菲律宾之间数十年来没有人死于冲突，而越南和菲律宾人之间的冲突是有命案的哦。
Big Respect for Vietnam from the Philippines 🇵🇭❤🇻🇳
Thanks! Vietnam also respects and loves the Philippines 🇻🇳❤️🇵🇭
Ugok
*No need to say much 🤫, 🇻🇳🤝🇵🇭*
RESPECT A TRAITOR AFTER BETRAYING US.?
My respect to you and Philippines
As a filipino I dont see any threats from vietnam doing claims in the south china as long as they did not use any form of threats to their neighbors,like what we say it is international waters so we could share natural resources but we have EEZ that needs to obey. Unlike to china that they harrased fishermens, ramming boats, firing water cannon, and lasers.
Philippines belong to America. Filipinos need to respect U.S. sovereignity over Philippine islands and continue as colony.
because you are propagandized
Why is the Philippines pretending to be innocent? The Philippines keeps entering the boundary drawn by China, entering with planes and showing off by taking photos! Then why doesn't China sprinkle aluminum powder on Philippine planes? Why does the Philippines stop its ships in the disputed area?
I dont argue with stupid.
@@Tsvergxy1776 Totoo naman. Tuta nga ng Amerika ika nga, walang sariling isip.
The fundametal difference is that VN builds artifical island on reef or increase territory of natual island they already own and within their Exclusive Economic Zone. When China constructs artifical island to claim territories far away from their Exclusive Economic Zone and belong to other countries accourding to EEZ international law. So one guy is constructing a barnhouse on his land, another person basically moves his fence on the land of his neighbour and then claim those land his own.
Yes. This distinction is of the greatest importance.
China and Taiwan owns SCS before unclos eez even existed. They do not need unclos law to own their scs. While EEZ is not territory. Eez entitlement to resources does not meant entitlement to the territory of china.
@@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi What an awful argument. China took part in negotiating UNCLOS for almost a decade and then ratified UNCLOS in 1996......but somehow it's irrelevant? Give me a break.
@@j.joseph5353 you do not know china as do 30 odd countries Inc UK had made reservations to unclos to protect their historical right. Next time do proper research before commenting here. Give me a break.
@@S1lverarrow how did uk claim Australia?
Here in India🇮🇳 we discuss vietnam as how Vietnam defeated china and America in wars... Vietnam is a powerful country..
Here in Vietnam , we not only talked about how hard and smart Indian 🥰 are but also how hot and spicy your curry was 🥵
🇻🇳🤝🇮🇳
1962
@@namchau7712😅😅😅
you know why, because we love our country. That's all !!! Vietnamese rather die for country, but never leave it to others. My former generation sacrifices by blood and tear, and we have to treasure it
@@user-qn2su4vo8p how can Vietnam defeat both China and America in Vietnam war? They were on different sides
- Vietnamese: We build on our territory.
- Foreigners: Why are they building on their land!?
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Go Vietnam! Love from India :) 🇻🇳❤️🇮🇳
Thanks! Vietnam also loves India 🇻🇳 ❤️ 🇮🇳
thank u bro
India good bro
2 đất nước chúng ta mãi mãi là anh em tốt Đại Đoàn Kết ❤❤ yêu nước Ấn Độ 🇮🇳🇮🇳❤
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As a Taiwanese citizen, I completely support SEA countries claims on South China Sea. It's never been part of China nor Taiwan.
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You are so fair!
Greetings from the native Khmer people in Mekong delta vn (aka Vietnamese Cambodian) to Taiwanese friends!
一个生活在没有正常国家的人，一个生活在随时可能面临战争地区的人，一个生活在社会阴暗扭曲地方的人，说出来的话就不是正常人能说出来的
bad news here. after China PM came to Vietnam few days ago, two countries agreed that Taiwan belongs to mainland China. One China policy 😢
I don't take side in any dispute/argument, but what Vietnam has been doing is totally legal on the basis of the UNCLOS 1982 to which 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union are signatories. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted in 1982, known as the Law of the Sea Convention, or the Law of the Sea Treaty, clearly affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. Here is the original document --- *The United Nations [UN] reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. The National Assembly reaffirms the sovereignty of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam over its internal waters and territorial sea; the sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf of Viet Nam, based on the provisions of the Convention and principles of international law; and calls on other countries to respect the above-said rights of Viet Nam. The National Assembly [authorizes] the National Assembly's Standing Committee and the Government to review all relevant national legislation to consider necessary amendments in conformity with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS], and to safeguard the interests of Viet Nam.* (un.org)
Who wrote those rules? The west. When you say the word "legal", you take sides, you take the western side.
@@nikkirosenbek5471 why do we care about claiming unpopulated islands when commonwealth is still a thing.. why don’t people question all the countries England “colonised”?
@@kzh5443 Weird 'whataboutism' completely unrelated to the point.
@@kzh5443 You need to ask the United Nations. Also, there must be be a valid reason for 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union to publicly sign on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted in 1982 (known as UNCLOS 1982), which affirms Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes.
@@kzh5443 The Law of the Sea Treaty, an international agreement known as UNCLOS 1982 clearly establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities, and the Law of the Sea Treaty also reiterates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes. In fact, the Sea Treaty has been translated into many different languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. By signing on the Law of the Sea treaty, 168 country members of the United Nations including China and the European Union clearly reaffirm that Paracel and Spratly archipelagoes are an integral part of Vietnam's territory in compliance with international law, which is fully recognized by the United Nations.
Er….. Vietnam were building these artificial islands waaay before China did….Its just the US State Department and the CIA focused on China more
So was Japan, UK, France etc.. anyone wants to claim the EEZ did
CIA. Destabilizing foreign governments since 1947
@@ytn00b3 K....missed my point completely but its okay.
Correct, that's why China's 11 dashline got reduced to 9 after turning over some of these islands to Vietnam.
@@MrLangam The whole Chinese claim of 9-dash line and anything Chinese claim within it are illegal.
The Hague Tribunal ruled that China is not entitled to any resources within the 9-dash line either.
This archipelago has belonged to Vietnam for centuries, that is why Vietnam has more than 20 islands in this archipelago. Vietnam is just protecting what belongs to it.
It belongs to America, the world is ours
vietnam belongs to europeans
@@JohnDoe-bh2lp 几个世纪一直属于越南？越南什么时候脱离中国统治？什么时候脱离法国殖民？中法战争就是在越南开打，你们这群东南亚国家 不断制造历史
@@JohnDoe-bh2lp right hahaha
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Có lẽ nhiều bạn ở nước ngoài trên thế giới chưa biết rằng Việt Nam là nước đầu tiên và duy nhất cho đến nay xây dựng các nhà giàn ( một kiểu nhà trên biển dựng lên từ những cột thép đóng sâu dưới nòng biển phía trên là nhà ở đồn trú của một số binh sĩ, như một cột mốc chủ quyền cắm giữa biển khơi). Dù điều kiện cực kỳ khắc nghiệt và thiếu thốn trên các nhà giàn đó, đã từng có những trận bão đánh sập nhà giàn và bộ đội đã hy sinh nhưng người Việt Nam quyết không từ bỏ, hiện tại có hàng trục nhà giàn như vậy bé nhỏ giữa trùng khơi là cách Việt Nam khẳng định chủ quyền ở nơi đó. Tôi vô cùng tự hào và xúc động, đó là biểu tượng ý trí của người Việt ❤
Thành phố Venice và nhiều thành phố ở Hà Lan đã xây dựng cả thành phố trên biển và kênh đào từ cả ngàn năm trước đến nay vẫn còn sử dụng được. Kỹ thuật xây của VN cũng học từ những bậc thầy này mà thôi, chỉ khác là vật liệu bây giờ vững chắc hơn, còn ở TQ người ta cũng xây đc cả toà nhà trên biển. Tôi ủng hộ sự quyết tâm của VN, nhưng hãy nhìn xa hơn và đừng sùng bái khi tiếp nhận thông tin không trung thực.
The crazy engineering of Venice. Đây là video về các kỹ thuật xây từ rất lâu rồi. Nên mở mang tầm mắt trước khi phát biểu. Hạn chế sử dụng những cách nói so sánh.
@@math9419bạn nói như ccc ấy. Những nước đó xây nhà xây phố từ việc lấn biển (tức là từ bãi biển san lấp bồi đắp mà lấn ra) còn đây là dựng nhà giữa mênh mông biển khơi hiểu chửa? Cả thế giới giờ làm cc gì có khả năng làm cả tp với dụng nhà dân giữa biển để ở (người ta ngu mà ra giữa biển ở để hứng gió bão với giao thông đi lại khó khăn nguy hiểm ah). M chẳng hiểu cái đb gì chắc chưa đến 30t pk. Nhà xây trên đảo nó khác với nhà giàn có phân biệt được sự khác nhau k thế.
@@math9419 Just to clarify: what he's trying to convey is that those small humble structures (nhà giàn - Rig or rough translation: Scaffold houses) that we (the Vietnamese) built are the symbols of our dedication and patriotism. He's not boasting about the engineering of those structures.
Have u seen Malaysia luxury resort there 😂🤣
fun fact, vietnam was the first country to build artificial islands in south china sea, china just learned it from vietnam
This is not right, because it was built to occupy Chinese islands, and Viet Nam, in turn, took a bite and accused China of occupying its islands
Vietnam 🇻🇳 has legitimate rights to do so, China doesn't, according to international laws.
@@ningwsh159 which article is that from?
@@AhmetTekin101 No Apu, South China Sea bellongs to ROC (Taiwan)
@@ningwsh159lol why those islands belong to China ? And if so why don't you win a case on international court or you China try to downplay the international court ?
We build on our natural islands, China attacked and occupied from Vietnam and build artificial islands
These islands rightfully belong to South East Asian countries. China has no right to claim these islands. I support Vietnam 🇻🇳 and the Philippines 🇵🇭 ✊️
Belongs entirely to vietnam
Vietnam is holding many Spratly Islands and will not let China go out of there.
You shall show your Pinoy support by telling the world Scarborough shoal belongs to Vietnam. 😂
True vietnamese here. Chinese shall never divide us. Stronger together. 🇻🇳🇵🇭🇮🇩
In these recent years there are bots, acting like pinois or vietnamese, and act hostile toward vietnamese and pinois, in order to provoke anger, and divide us. Glad to see both pinois and vietnamese, in general, spotted that. We stand with u philipines.
When I listen to your comments praising Vietnam it really makes me laugh😂😂😂 like who ever told you that china and Vietnam are enemies? Western media I guess 😂😂 china and Vietnam are the closest allies you'll ever see in Asia and of course china is long aware that Vietnam is building up those islands 😂😂😂. It's a strategy between them cos if china want Vietnam out of that island she will do just that and no one can stop her.
Vietnam communist party/ Chinese Communist party like does that Ring a bell to you?
If not for china and Russia Vietnam would have been defeated and occupied by the US. Brothers may have misunderstanding but that particular relationship is unbreakable sorry
Technically, China copied Vietnam's artificial islands strategy first
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So you guys are the bad ones
True but the Vietnamese military installations were much smaller in scale, China just ramped them way up. WSJ for propaganda purposes won't mention that though.
We indians surrender 🤚🏿✋🏿
@@Superpooper-2020ola hu uber 😂😂
We have been hearing about this for a long time in the Philippines for months. But somehow, it's brushed under the rug because our primary issue is with the PRC. Vietnam don't ram our boats nor do they block our fishermen in their traditional fishing grounds. Vietnam can be reasoned with, while China will just ram and water cannon Filipinos away from our EEZ. That make's all the difference.
No one cares about pH. Stop whining
China does not stop Vietnam and provided boats to Vietnam. because they are both communist. China can accept Vietnam taking larger part of the SCS at the expense of Philippines' claim.
Pirate's Republic of China is the sole reason why tensions are happening in the SCS.
@@darthvadeth6290 seems you cared enough to comment
@@pwnzus idc
The strategy of building artificial islands was initiated by Vietnam earlier than others; the only difference lies in the scale of the projects.
Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
A foolish approach that not only devastates the surrounding environment but also fails to safeguard its maritime territories. Moreover, it can be easily severed from mainland supply lines in the event of an actual war, leaving it vulnerable to assault.
No. Fortifying islets is not the same as excavating for reclamation.
@@myintmaunmaun Why did Vietnam confront China after the war? We invite you to learn about: Hoang Sa naval battle in 1974. While Vietnam was still at war, China sent troops to occupy Hoang Sa, which was managed by South Vietnam. After Vietnam was unified in 1975, did China return Hoang Sa to Vietnam?
@@myintmaunmaun "Would you be willing to sacrifice your own arms and legs and give them to someone else just because they helped you secure a good job? Helping someone in this way, through an exchange of benefits, is merely a transaction and not genuine assistance. It’s surprising that you believe that 'helping' should always bring greater returns; you seem to see that as obvious. It’s strange to witness such a mindset shaped by your education.
What would you think if Vietnam were like Ukraine, aligning itself with the United States right now? Are you ready to go to the front lines?"
I was adopted from Vietnam and grew up in a white family in Connecticut. So culturally I do not identify as Vietnamese, but I still take pride in my race and really appreciate this video. I'm gonna go get some pho now
Also, China - you better stay back.
@@willcookmakeup.Are you come Việt Nam???
@ダンタイントウイ i would love to get a visa and live there for a little bit. I definitely want to learn more about where I come from
Why😂@@willcookmakeup
@@willcookmakeupglad to know people like you still have a desire to connect with your birthplace, just know that for anyone like you, the homeland and our people will always welcome you with the most homely welcome anytime you want to go back!
China occupied Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago in 1974. They illegally built military bases on the archipelago. Vietnam only built islands on a very small scale to protect Vietnam’s islands in the Truong Sa archipelago. China has built on a scale thousands of times larger than Vietnam’s before. And now, not only do they want to occupy the entire Truong Sa archipelago, they also intend to occupy the shoals on Vietnam’s southern continental shelf. China’s greed is endless.
@bigbear9288 The French took it from China when they were weak, when China was at war with Japan. Then a few years later Japan look the islands as they recognised it was Chinese land. Basically world powers all recognised they were Chinas.
The only reason South Vietnam had control over the islands was because after the French left, SV had control over it. But too bad for the SV, North Vietnams Prime Minister Pham (also 1st Prime minister of Unified Vietnam) sent a letter to China in 1958 "acknowledging" and "respecting" Chinas claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands. Basically means they recognise that its theirs.
So Chinas sovereign claim over the islands are the strongest in the region
@@yerri5567 The 1904 map of China under the Qing Dynasty clearly shows the southernmost border only reaching Hainan Island, with absolutely no inclusion of the Paracel and Spratly Islands. Vietnam had established its presence and exploited resources on these two archipelagos since the Nguyen Dynasty. China illegitimately drew the 'eleven-dash line' encompassing the entire South China Sea without convincing evidence. Vietnam's sovereignty over these two archipelagos was merely interrupted by the invasions of France and Japan. China has no sovereignty or legal basis for its claims. The 'nine-dash line' is invalid and violates the sovereignty of coastal nations in the South China Sea, infringing upon the 1982 UNCLOS.
@@yerri5567The Chinese government's arguments can only brainwash people inside China because of the Chinese intranet.
@@yerri5567The international court has rejected the false arguments that the islands belong to China because Vietnam has sufficient evidence to prove that the islands have belonged to Vietnam since ancient times and China's evidence is not convincing.
@@yerri5567 Historically true.
POWER TO VIETNAM & PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 🇻🇳. WE KNOW CHINESE PRETEND TO BE US TO DIVIDE THE NARRATIVE
Communist Vietnam and China are united against rightwing Philippines 😂 get bent puppet of the US
Thanks from Vietnamese 🇻🇳 citizens to all brothers in the world
Don't antagonize Vietnam bruh! I've been there and they are so peaceful and beautiful
Look, I'm sure you had a good time in Vietnam and the people were great. I don't think it's wise, however, to judge a nation's character based on a single vacation experience. Any country without civil war or famine will be peaceful and beautiful.
@@alanxu3936 You said it yourself. a country without war will be peaceful and beautiful. we will stay it that way. Im from the philippines and WE DONT WANT ANY WAR with our neighbors Vietnam or china. We cannot afford that.
You goof, this is news channel. Not opinion channel. No one is antagonizing anyone.
And what impact does it have on marine life?
Chyna been wanted take over VN for long time. Chyna wanted to expand their territories to all Asia. Inorder to expand to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Chyna have to go through VietNam before they can expand further.
100% support for Vietnam
Ya how dare China claim the South China sea. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@Jupitersonlysonyou really think names are all that? I'm sure you think the entirety of the sea of japan belongs to japan and the indian ocean belongs to india
@@stereomachine Yeah it should be if you can enforce the sea with your NAVI. Since China claimed SCS, there is grand total of 0 embargo and disturbance in global trade in SCS. They doing better than the US when it comes to freedom of navigation and free trade. Lol. How ironic.
Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
Do you want to be the next Ukraine? Maybe there are no men left. lol
We don't say: South China Sea. We say: East Sea or BIển Đông
Who cares...
@@j.d2765 That's ridiculous! You don't represent the world.
@@tranhuyentrang1308 he didn’t say he represents the world lol
That’s the English name of Biển Đông
South China Sea là tên quốc tế, nó chỉ là vị trí, k phải là biển của TQ. ( Như cách VN đc gọi là Đông Lào )
Vietnam 🇻🇳 has legitimate rights to do so because it's within their water. China 🇨🇳 does not.
You know Vietnam is communist also right?
china has historical rights to the area maybe not all but 50 percent
@@Dafaq So does Mongolia have historical rights to mainland China then? As according to your "Logic" China should just hand over their territory to Mongolia and subjugate themselves to it's government if we're going by "Historical rights"
@@amunra5330 yea but its not aggressive the way china is. that's why vietnam and the philippines has joint military operations in the area despite them both having disputes, it's because vietnam is reasonable. china is not.
@@khangaroo8166Agree 👍 💯
Vietnam build Artificial Islands and Dock to give fishermen from all over Southeast Asia have a safe place to dock and restock
Also keep our claim on our territory secure
I head somewhere said that whenever there a Storm on the sea Vietnam will signal to all fishermen near our islands to find shelter in our dock and wait for the storm to go
I hope Vietnam and Philippine can cooperate further to deal with the Chinese
There's nothing wrong with that when those islands obviously belong to Vietnam.
@LợiNguyễn-z1l In 1958, North Vietnams Prime Minister Pham (also 1st Prime minister of Unified Vietnam) sent a letter to China "acknowledging" and "respecting" Chinas claim over the Paracel and Spratly islands. Thats why China helped North Vietnam win the war. Basically means they recognise that its theirs. So whats this about they "obviously" belong to Vietnam again?
@@yerri5567😂what?
It’s destroying the maritime environment, according to Europe researches.
@@yerri5567 In 1958, the islands are territory of the Republic of South Vietnam. The letter has no current value since you can’t “acknowledge” or “accept” territorial claims of object that you do not own.
@@yerri5567 Completely true. People don't know anything about the history of the area. They only read what the Western MSM propaganda spews. They should look up the Potsdam and Cairo declarations to see who owns those islands.
Why do you have to use the word "Quietly copy"? That's their sovereignty. What they want to do is their right.
Why do I suspect that the ones built by Vietnam will not be sinking but actually engineered to last.
Please do not call it chiness sea, because then the Chinese people think it is their sea, instead call it east sea.
I always thought that all the islands in the South China Sea were occupied by China. Now I realize that Vietnam and the Philippines are the countries that occupy the most islands. They are the biggest winners.
The difference is that SCS does not belong to China, in the same way Indian Ocean isn’t Indian, and the Japan Sea isn’t Japanese. Vietnam and Philippine rightfully owns the place, while China just encroach on everyone else EEZ without reason. Look up the nine dash line, what China claim it’s their territory, it stretched all the way from main land China till the end of Vietnam and beyond, approaching countries as distance as Malaysia and Australia. Any inch of that territory lose to China constitute a loss in Vietnam and Philippine, thus why there is a need to fight the good fight against China
@@nguyenduyphuc3924 What’s even more ridiculous is, on what basis do you think the Philippines and Vietnam “rightfully own the place”? Just because they’re smaller and weaker than China, it automatically makes their claims legitimate? I haven’t seen either the Philippines or Vietnam present any historical documents more convincing than China’s to support that argument.
Good on Vietnam! Don't be bullied by China
They are both Allied .. they are doing it to stop the USA & Philippines
Vietnam is very smart to keep quiet of its rapid expansion in South China Sea, a sweat spot in geopolitics.
These are all small cleverness
@@adamhan1980 Vietnam 🇻🇳 has legitimate rights to do so, China doesn't, according to international laws.
@KomiChannelX When I say "cleverness", I mean Viet Nam, which occupies more and more islands, and China, as a regional power, will not engage in such means, and only followed up later
@@ningwsh159i really don’t know how can you have this kind of information man. The islands originally belong to VN.
China military attacked fisherman of Vietnam in these areas. So this is what Vietnam does to protect their people.
@@vinhatnguyenhoang3380 The South China Sea is China's territorial waters, and Viet Nam is a greedy and encroaching country
I'm all for Vietnam and a brown eyed handsome man.
This is an island under Vietnam's sovereignty but has been illegally occupied by China
vietnam just want their own diego garcia.. without expelling anyone
we've been fighting for so long! we need this journalism, big props to WSJ for reporting
Lol, I'm Vietnamese, and I had no idea about that until I watched this video. Great news, isn't it?
Tôi biết từ 2019
Tôi đi Trường Sa năm 2013, người ta đã làm trước đó rất lâu rồi! :D
Vietnam already signed agreement to go back to China and be part of motherland.
@@jkdm27 Taiwan number 1
@@jkdm27 ?
There is no such thing as artificial islands of vietnam.
What you see are the natural islands of vietnam that have been expanded, they are not artificial. Artificial islands are something that is completely built from under the coral reefs that are submerged under the water like china has done.
@@vietnamtrading were the islands artificially expanded or did they expand naturally?
I'm a Filipino and I'm sad for my country because we don't have the power to make these.
Good move Wietnam ❤
VN gov could be building some artificial islands but surely it will never beat up fishermen like China did, only China would do that
you thought china was the only one building these islands, now you know you're wrong. you now think china is the only one bullying fishermen, but soon you will know SEA countries bullied Chinese fishermen. look up that one story about a frog at the bottom of the well
Where's your proof? Evidence? Otherwise it's 🐂💩.
@@bobsmith3983 burden of proof is on you buddy, you made a bigger, more incriminating claim
Philippine Navy at fault in death of 2 Vietnamese fishermen, probe finds source: Philstar journal, October 1, 2017 .
Vietnam is used to stealing everything from China since ancient time.
good on Vietnam. People support Viet Nam
You mean people from Vietnam 😂
@@Lzzzz155just look in the comment bruh, literally everyone that does not have the last name Ching Ching or Chong Chong support Vietnam. Kinda sad for China tbh, imagine having so many countries hate your guts, a real reflection of their nature I would say
Look at the history of fighting with China and how strongly Vietnam reacted when China approached their territory. Every Chinese military adventure into Vietnam has cost lives of its soldiers, even the 1979 war. I don't think China will risk hindering Vietnam's island reclamation when Vietnam has hundreds of maritime militia ships and Vietnamese maritime enforcement forces waiting them for a long time.
China has always painted the 1979 war as a swift and successful one since China did take control of a large chunk of Vietnamese territory briefly
not in a long term fight China is bigger and have a large amount of weapon, men and resource not to mention China is the main hub of the world so if a war happen all the world sanctions wont had many affect to support Vietnam
@@xieangpengseth Johnson Reef Skirmish 1988 resulted in 64 Vietnamese sailors killed.
@@ryogam24 huh?
as the power of the current China, i think China can occupy the whole Vietnam within just one week if they want. Vietnam is just a little version of China, look at the military parade of Vietnam national day this year, everything they are simulating China's parade in 2019
it's our land no question ask, it belong to Việt Nam
Việt Nam luôn luôn yêu chuộng Hòa Bình Quốc tế và khu vực. Nơi này Việt Nam phát triển sẽ đóng góp vào sự ổn định và phát triển của thế giới. Việt Nam có mối quan hệ hợp tác hữu nghị với tất cả các nước trên thế giới (kể cả vùng lãnh thổ). Lịch sử Việt Nam chưa từng tiến hành chiến tranh xâm lược, chỉ có bảo vệ đất nước. Những nơi này kết hợp với tàu bệnh viện sẽ trở thành những cứ điểm nhân đạo. Hỗ trợ cứu nạn, cứu hộ cho tàu thuyền di chuyển qua lại. Cung cấp cứ điểm neo đậu khi có bão. Hỗ trợ tuyến đường hàng hải của thế giới lưu thông được an toàn. Toàn thể người dân Việt Nam yêu chuộng Hòa Bình và hữu nghị. Luôn muốn làm bạn với tất cả mọi người. Mọi người đều được đối xử công bằng và vui vẻ. Dù bạn là dân tộc nào, tôn giáo nào, quốc gia nào, làm cứ nghề nghiệp gì đều được đón chào nồng nhiệt ở Việt Nam ( trên đất liền và trên biển). Tuy nhiên, cũng có một số thành phần người Việt Nam cố tình chia rẻ, phá hoại sự phát triển hữu nghị và thịnh vượng nhằm những mục đích ngăn chặn sự phát triển của Việt Nam và Hòa bình thế giới. Chúng tôi, những người Việt Nam chân chính Xin lỗi các bạn về những điều không hay, không đẹp. Mong sự bao dung với những lỗi sai nhỏ nhặt đó. Cho chúng tôi thêm cơ hội thể hiện tình hữu nghị đến các bạn trên trái đất này. ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Go Vietnam
If US doing this - it's normal, when other countries do the same - it's horrible! 😂
It's funny that Taiwan never gets into the picture but never get mentioned because it's close friend to the West
Vietnam should have had all these islands, however, the late unification of the country led to China and the Philippines taking advantage of the opportunity to rob the islands, causing many problems as they do today. Now there is peace for economic development, but if any country has great ambitions, war is inevitable, at that time it will decide who will control the East Sea. As Vietnamese people, if we can maintain this peaceful situation, it will be good for all the countries involved, but if the situation is more extreme, all Vietnamese people will be determined to keep and regain all the former Vietnamese territories.
North Vietnam already agreed China owns these islands in exchange for help in the Vietnam War. After the war ended, Vietnam broke the deal. Vietnamese need to stop playing dirty, otherwise China should teach them a lesson and cut off upstream rivers.
@@user-tr1zj Why lie, oh to excuse to break international laws.
Nguyen look at the area the Philippines is tue nearest at the area are you blind like China?
@@AL-lh2ht he's right. This is why the 11 dash line became the 9 dash line.
Do you really think Vietnam can even slow down the PLA? Lol.
“Bamboo diplomacy” is such a great metaphor
Can we do this around Florida to minimize hurricanes? With the $100 billion sent to Ukraine
No
If USA can do it, China and Vietnam can. USA have been quietly building island around its shores too. Don't be shy and post that on social media.
Hundreds year ago, vietnamese claims the islands. It's obviously belong to Vietnam.
the 9 dash line just looks ridiculous 😂 really :)
Well explained! Thanks
*International laws* are very clear on the South China Sea:
- parts of it belong to some ASEAN countries including the Philippines 🇵🇭 and Vietnam 🇻🇳,
- the rest of it is the international water,
- no part of it belongs to China🇨🇳 or Taiwan🇹🇼.
Jungle Asians
It’s South CHINA sea. Not Philippine, Vietnam or some asean sea.
@@madsam0320 lol, you really should google why it has that name first. Like how Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos once called "Indochina". They don't belong to neither Indonesia, Indian, or China.
@@madsam0320 It's INDIAN Ocean, so everyone else have to pay tax to India, every time they pass it?
"Vietnam deserves respect since it spends 2% of its GDP on defence. Philippines does not, at 1%."
China: You see our nine dash line?
India: You heard of the Indian ocean?
International law: everyone gets to have their own space.
China: we own everything.
*THE ISLANDS ARE SPEAKINNG VIETNAMIES! *
Stop lying
Vietnam is used to stealing everything from China since ancient time.
Yeah Chinese occupied islets mandarin
China actually follow Vietnam in building artificial island. Vietnam build 14 island before China started it project. yet the US government and media does not acknowledge this. and Vietnam and China isn't the only one, Malaysia also reclaim on 2 island. Taiwan on 1 island. this is not that unusally, even Philippines is doing it.
Correct. Both PH and Vietnam were building artificial islands, or more precisely artificially building upon and extending the boundaries of natural islands long before China did
yeah because from no where china come to claim with violent
What a lie
Vietnam is used to stealing everything from China since ancient time.
Who was the first one build the runway for military airforces? Who is the one claim everything belongs to them?
Hai quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa của Việt Nam đã có từ thời phong kiến nhà Nguyễn của Việt Nam, được Pháp thời đó công nhận và vẽ bản đồ quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa của Việt Nam. Vì bây giờ nó là đường thủy quan trọng của thế giới nên Mỹ và Trung Quốc muốn quản lý nó. Việt Nam sẽ không bao giờ để mất vùng biển tổ tiên của chúng tôi, đời này không kiểm soát được thì đến đời sau , thế hệ nào của Việt Nam cũng sẽ sẵn sàng chiến đấu để bảo vệ biển đảo quê hương Việt Nam.
Hoang Sa + Truong Sa is the land of Viet Nam. I love Viet Nam
If the US couldn't break Vietnam, why is China even trying? They are in for a very unpleasant surprise.
Because they are not trying to invade the Mainland like the US did. Their tactic is to dominate in the ocean, which in their case is way easier
@@John_Doe448 As a Vietnamese. What the heck are you talking about? China invaded Vietnam mainland for hundreds of years. This is the reason why most Vietnamese dislike Chinese more than the Americans. It's naive to think that they don't want another Tibet, Nepal or Mongolian territory.
@@John_Doe448 learn history, dude. Vietnam is no longer afraid of the US but its old enemy, China.
@@peter320vn China invaded Nepal when? I am nepalese and I am unaware of it
Delusion. They lack the military prowess to achieve this and there window of opportunity is shrinking. Instead of competing against the US bilaterally in cooperation with Vietnam they have opted to pursue there imperialistic tendencies.
It’s a shame the global south is buying into this image of a great proletariat China. In there sleep, the dreams of the Chinese don’t differ much from there French, British and American predecessors.
should be called the East Sea of Vietnam not the South China Sea
You wrong! It’s not South China sea. It’s Bien Dong Sea belonging to Vietnam
Yes. It's Biendong Sea, proper noun 😊
HOANG SA TRUONG SA BELONG TO VIETNAM
Hoang Sa Truong Sa belong to China
*Paracel and Spratly islands
Terraforming is cool, good for Vietnam!
It is our island and we have right to reclaim and protect our territory. What is the matter?
China wants your land, that's the matter.
Are they really yours?
@@johnsullivan8673 Yes.
@@KP-xi4bj no not a single China claim is their island this is just another bot paid by CCP
@@johnsullivan8673 Absolutely yes. We own the largest number of islands and outpost in this. The historical map also include Vietnam, Paracel islands and Spartly islands (1834)
China cannot keep being belligerent without a response from other Asian countries
That's a very interesting piece. It seems like Vietnam is strategically expanding its presence in the South China Sea, likely as a countermeasure to China's growing influence in the region. It's fascinating to see how they're balancing their relationship with both the U.S. and China.
Don't take WSJ at face value. Vietnam actually started this before China. Like, before the end of the vietnam war.
Vietnam and China are actually partners China builds trains in Vietnam
false. China actually copied Vietnam but just did it bigger. US propaganda.
Vietnam is way more smarter than Philippine.
philippine acts on USA benefits, VA acts on their own benefits
With all respect to Philippines, they are a US puppet just like South Korea and Japan. Storing US soldiers, ships, bases, and planes on their lands
I am Vietnamese, I am not sure, don't lie
not really, Vietnam is using different strategy and is totally in differnt geopolitical/military position. Philippines on the other hand debunk "peaceful rise of China" as just a propagnda. Now many countries globally are looking into what China is doing and how it is doing it - and picture of its acts are not really good. Vietnam and Phillippines are both on the path to become middle powers - this means inevitable resistance to Chinese imperial dreams and action as well as more diplomatic, econimcal and military power long term.
Vietnam says: Im you but better 😂
And that why Chinese pirates will not allow ph to reclaim so many island inside the eez of ph
Why do Philippine pirates want to seize islands belonging to China?
They shall never break the shield triangle 🇵🇭🇻🇳🇮🇩
Sorry Vietnam and china are working on this together. The lies won't work on them.😅😅😅
@@Mishowhbk nah you people are distracted. U ve never let us build anything that is contested
@@VietTran-IAMV you are a CIA bot. I thought you you hated Communist countries. So why the support for Vietnam...
@@Mishowhbkbecause Vietnam is our country? You didn't even know basic knowledge?
@@hinoka2911 i dont know what people this age on internet were thinking. Believing propagandas and factless conspiracy theories. Especially this cameroonian, self aclaimed, "artist" and "geo political analysis", calling real people bots, and support china and russia.
Well done Vietnam, playing the China game. And the Indian Navy is building to the west of the Malacca Strait.
Opss sorry not in Malaca street but in Andaman street 😂 get your fact right😂
*Random drunk Chinese man drew 9 dashes on the map
China: Mine mine mine mine mine
Great stereotyping. With that attitude, you're totally going to win.
There is no "South China Sea" here at all. This maritime area belongs to the sovereignty of Vietnam and other countries with related maritime sovereignty such as Malaysia, the Philippines, and Brunei. China is merely an invader.
Tên quốc tế, giống như ấn độ dương, Vịnh thái lan
@@nhtkiemtienonline7414 It is Biendong Sea. The proper noun
Biendong Sea is correct 🎉
@@sonh99biển Đông là tên bản địa của Việt Nam như bọn Philippine gọi là West Philippine Sea ấy. Giờ muốn thế giới đổi tên thì Việt Nam phải có vị thế cao trên trường quốc tế mới đổi được chứ tên này được các thương nhân phương tây sử dụng từ hơn mấy trăm năm nay tới sau này ngta dùng chính thức luôn.
At least Vietnam still respects other nations, have we heard any news that Vietnam aggressively ram other’s countries boat? No, that’s the difference between China and Vietnam.
Occidental media only focus china
@cubiphan5469 So what youre trying to say is, as long as you dont do that, you can continuously claim and build upon ALL the islands there?
And you say that now when others arent encroaching your supposed islands. Can you still say the same when other countries continuously come into your supposed islands territory, ram their ships there, and permanently station their ships there, and constantly send resources there to the people stationed there?
@@yerri5567 I do really appreciate your analysis. But what shown in this video here is shown the act of upgrading your bases that have already being legitimately claim in order to deter your bullies from annexing VN islands. So what I mean here is Vietnam respects their neighbors boundaries more than China, so have you ever heard any ramming boat case from Vietnamese Navy boat from any Western media platform before? No, that’s the difference between Vietnam 🇻🇳 and China 🇨🇳. TBH, we also really hate what China are currently doing in South China Sea right now.
Vietnam has bullied Cambodia and Laos over 5 decades, like colonizing them late of 1970s. Obviously, occupying other countries is much serious than boat crashes 😂
@@kennyy321Lào là đồng minh và cũng là anh em của Việt Nam. Campuchia nhờ máu của hàng vạn quân Việt Nam đánh thắng chế độ diệt chủng Pol pot (một đồng mình Trung Quốc). Việt Nam không lấy của Campuchia bất cứ thứ gì.
Hiện tại Trung Quốc đàn xây dựng các đội quân Pol pot kiểu mới tại Campuchia
Apparently, while the WSJ is finally willing to recognize the land reclaimation efforts of other states in the Spratly Islands, they are still unwilling to report that not a single claimant state in the South China Sea limits their sovereign claims to UNCLOS. Every single claimant state in the South China Sea has claims which overlap with every other claimant state's claims.
When the Vietnamese fishermen are bullied and killed by the Chinese coast guard along the coastline of Vietnam, the Vietcong leadership just referred to the culprit as STRANGERS, which is a real shame! Furthermore, it was Pham Van Dong that offered Hoang Sa to China as a tribute to taking South Vietnam for the VCP.
中國共產黨顯然很愚蠢，竟然沒看出國民黨劃的十一段線是不可能兌現的。只要聰明一點，就可發現無法過越南這一關。越南面前的海，你中國怎能將之變成中國的財產？這就更休想變越南以南的海了。
Bời vì họ là China lên họ đã luôn tham lam như vậy cả ngàn năm này rồi bạn ơi.Chúng tôi ở gần họ tôi biết sự tham lam - bành trướng của họ
You have it backwards. China copied Vietnam, which has been island building since the 90s, albeit at a different pace.
After the war in 1975, the US left behind many advanced aircraft and tons of bombs in Vietnam. It is certain that China is no match for Vietnam in battles around the Spratly Islands at that time. The Vietnamese remained calm enough to avoid conflict with China in 1988 when they suddenly occupied some islands.
Looking back now, I can see how clever our leaders were at that time for not attempting to reclaim the islands. We might have won that war and regained all those islands, but what would have happened next would have been far more dangerous. We could have been stuck in a prolonged conflict, and our country might never have become as strong as it is today.
Not that clever lol. You fed and armed Pol Pot -> they betrayed you and stabbed you in the back. You listened to Chinese advisors for 20 years and they slapped you hard in 1979. You followed the Soviets for aids, they collapsed in 1989. None of your geopolitical allies worked out, they all either betrayed you or disappeared.
👍👍👍
Quietly? I think they have been doing this for at least 6 years or more. And the area is much bigger. The western media just don't hype it up.
Why should they
On the bright side with this technology, we can save the smaller islands from rising sea levels.
What's the point if the environment around the island is destroyed any way?
@@ghiju6393 you mentioned good point! Philipinos stranded their broken ship over China's island and indeed made much pollution to sea life.
It's a band-aid, and a red queen's race. Rising sea levels is caused by glacier melt from global warming. We have to stop contributing to global warming to have a sustainable solution.
If the sea levels were rising it would be across all shorelines, not just some,
this points to subsidence, were the land is sinking.
@@duanenavarre7234 OK dr. sherlock lol
simply because it is part of the legal sovereign territory of Vietnam
Why not? If China is being allowed to without issue then the other nations there should as well.
China stop after the media campaign from the West, while Vietnam continue to build for years and faster than ever. No one else is really building now.
@major0joy Actually, its the other way round. Vietnam started building artificial islands BEFORE China did. Then China copied them. So your "why not" should be directed to China, not Vietnam.
@@yerri5567well Vietnam is actually in the area, so fair enough. China has no business on these islands.
@@nicktubby9710 Vietnam is "in the area"? Take out a ruler and look at the map. The distance between the closest point from Spratly to Vietnam is about the closest point from Spratly to Hainan, China. So if you agree Vietnam is in the area, then by your logic China is also in the area.
Go Vietnam!
Afaik they somehow learned to build that construct ship (that can directly expanding the island by sucking the undersea sand) themself, from that moment their speed of expanding is increasing more and more.
Back then they can only bring the construction materials from the mainland through ship, that made the expanding progress very slow.
So yes, they are copying the Chinese by copying their game-changing technology (how ironic).
But no, i dont think they are copying the Chinese in term of expanding the island, its just their progress in the past is really slow.
The Hoang Sa and Truong Sa is belong to Vietnam according to history
Wall Street sits on an artificial island... Manhattan.
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If there's any country that should reclaim these islands, it should be all the SEA countries within there, not China.
Vietnam already settled the dispute in exchange for China's help in the Vietnam War. But as soon as the war ended, Vietnam went back on their word and restarted the territorial dispute. And Vietnam were the first to build islands back in 2010. China told them to stop, Vietnam didn't listen, so China decided to build their own islands in retaliation.
@@tobiellucas8765 Those islands are disputed and are in international waters. The law of the seas is 12 miles territorial waters and anything beyond is international waters. Those islands are too small to support human life and there has never been any native population on them.
@@Bk6346 Yes, I understood that. And under UNCLOS, signatories are entitled to have 200 eez and the rest are international waters.
China, a signatory country continuously breaks the law because of their illegal military bases on these islands and low elevated features, and enforce their fake historical claims, that were originally not an island that can support life like you mentioned.
@@Bk6346 I think they can't even be called islands legally. Just rocks
@@myintmaunmaun Is China in a position to retailiate though? When in the first place their fake 9 to 11 dash lines doesn't have any factual basis and they can't even bring it to court.
SEA countries should be the one having diplomatic talks over these disputes, not China. They have their own 200 nm eez to mind.
I'm Vietnamese, our national televison never show this kind of news on TV. unlike Philippines
If you're Vietnamese, should know this saying "cái mồm làm hại cái thân". Actions talk louder than words my "Vietnamese" friend.
Talk softly, but carry a big stick! 🩵🇻🇳🪷
@@dtube3547but staying lấp liếm, bịt tai bịt mắt your own citizens isn't a good strategy either. Human beings are curious, they'd just get their information from another source instead. A foreign source that you can't control
@@d.b.2215did you mean that the government have to let their people know about the nation military strategies against the enemy, so that their people can talks about it online and let the enemy know about their military actions?
Not to mention that we dont even know if theres a enemy spies disguise as civilians and much more.
To be honest, its such a stupid move, my friend.
The Peasants must bow down ❤
If Vietnam is expanding their islands, why Philippines is not doing the same?
The answer maybe because China and Vietnam already has secret agreement regarding this reclamation. Vietnam is the little China of the Asia. And Vietnam is also claiming almost the entire West Philippines sea unreasonably just like China. So the Philippines should also be careful in dealing with Vietnam.
And to The Wall Street Journal, the Philippine occupied island is a natural island unlike China and Vietnam which are just an artificial island.
In 1971, the Philippines took advantage of a typhoon to seize Thitu Island 中业岛, which was occupied by Taiwan! Don’t always play the pitiful role
@@shkunwen I dont think that is true first even if there is typhoon you dont need to leave the pagasa island because it is big island. even now there are typhoon passing over there but the residents of that island is not leaving. 2nd if the taiwanese leave it means that the island is already vacant so anyone can take it. so it is the taiwanese mistake. 3rd what are the purpose of the taiwanese for occupying that island it is not theirs, Taiwan is very far from that island just like China. 4th the nearest country to that island is the Philippines. So what is the problem if the Philippines took it. No country is owning that island that time. Every one is just claiming it.
I love Chinese food then :D
The problem with Vietnam is that it has a land border with China, so if a conflict were to arise, Vietnam has more possibilities of harming China than the Philippines, and therefore China is more cautious with Vietnam.
They just doing one at a time and Philippines was the weaker one. Still is. US is doing nothing.
But, China already fought Vietnam over this many times I think back in the 90’s with many lives lost. I don’t know if it’s fake, but there are videos of them being gunned down in the water.
@@TheBoobangunned down in the waters? I think is probably the Battle of Gacma, the Vietnamese got totally gunned down since most of them don't have weapons.
@@aliteralxoixeo21420 I don’t know what that is but I think Wikipedia has it as the “Johnson South Reef skirmish”.
@@TheBooban that's the English name, they're both the same
@@aliteralxoixeo21420 aha ok. Well there is video on RUclips I saw years ago.