1. China officially claimed these waters in 1945, long before the international law existed. It is US navy helped Chinese to take those islands back from Japanese.

China has already officially claimed these waters right after WW2 long before the international law appeared. So, the first problem here is sovereignty, then the international law. The problem today is why those thefts like VN, PH still stay in the water after they stole it in 1970s and 1980s. China did not do…

This is NOT about China expanding their territorial claims as China has already officially claimed it right after WII long before the international law appeared. The problem today is why those thefts like VN, PH still stay in the water after they stole it in 1970s and 1980s. China did not do anything wrong. Those guys…

The international law did not even exist when China officially claim rhos waters in 1945. Get educated and do not pretend to be an idiot!