https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived Made with ♥ en-us 2016-07-19 05:02:37 UTC 2016-08-02 04:56:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116607212 2016-07-19 05:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116607212 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116741618 2016-07-21 04:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116741618 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116741790 China has been quite active in the South China Sea. Beijing has been engaged in a campaign to build artificial islands in an effort to create a new territory. So far they have built up the equivalent of about 1,500 football fields on submerged rocks, reef, and the sea floor. ]]> 2016-07-21 04:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116741790 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116742771 Experts believe that valuable fossil fuels are located in the South China Sea. There are only estimates, but it is estimated that around 11 billion barrels of oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. This is a valuable contribution that could be made, but it is being used for militarized land.]]> 2016-07-21 04:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116742771 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116743192 The location is very sneakily placed. It links the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, which turns out to be a critical shipping channel. About half of the world's merchant ships go through that channel and blocking the channel will result in a larger dispute and possibly even larger arguments. Not only do merchant ships pass through, but military navigation also passes through. If those oceans are controlled, China will most likely not allow, or at least limit, the amount of military navigation of foreign countries.]]> 2016-07-21 04:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116743192 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116790496 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/5-things-didnt-know-south-china-sea-conflict/
http://cnnphilippines.com/world/2015/06/03/U.S.-China-island-building-binge-James-Kraska-commentary.html

]]> 2016-07-22 00:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116790496 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116792418 2016-07-22 01:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116792418 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116793484 The only benefits to China owning the South China Sea is that they have more area they can expand on and use. This will then lead to them mining the available gas and oil found there, providing work for the Chinese and oil and gases for the rest of the world to use.]]> 2016-07-22 01:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/116793484 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117261939 If China were to own the South China Sea, the world's transport, and trade will be limited to suit China's wants and needs. The natural vapors and oils beneath the sea will be unavailable to the world to be able to mine. ]]> 2016-08-01 00:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117261939 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117263483 This dispute began in 1970 when the Philippians began exploring for oil. Their investigation was interrupted when China protested after gas was discovered in 1976. The dispute has carried on throughout the years but has blown out of balance when it was brought to the light that China had declared ownership. ]]> 2016-08-01 01:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117263483 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117264522 China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei all have opposing interests over sections in the South China Sea. Although the US is not involved or picking sides, they have sent military ships to help contain any violence that may flare. There are concerns that the area is becoming a flashpoint, with potentially grave global consequences.]]> 2016-08-01 01:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117264522 nwp0156 https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117265716 This issue is an unusually hard one to solve. A formal agreement would've been best, but no one seems to be backing down. We must tread lightly so that everyone remains happy in order to prevent a war between countries. A new agreement of territory is one idea to keep many satisfied, but it is not perfect. Stripping China of the territory they demanded extra would be the most logical approach, but worries of war still hang above all.]]> 2016-08-01 01:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nwp0156/6czmpbvwived/wish/117265716