What does China want in the South China Sea? | IN 60 SECONDS

Unlike China's neighbors, the South China Sea's islands are not within China's exclusive economic zone. So what do they want there? AEI Research Fellow Michael Mazza describes China's motivations for its claims in the waters near the Philippines and Vietnam.

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[shanghainoon]

*China claims rocks in the backyard and everyone loses their shit. But the US is all up in the Middle East and Sudan. xD*

[benparkinson]

interesting, straight forward analysis.

[fulminatus]

There has to be an external threat or problem of some kind, it keeps the people at home from thinking about the horrible corruption and incompetence at home.

[beegum]

I think it's largely an over reach and counter productive to local stability. I think it's pushing away it's neighbor diplomatically into the arms of India and the west, and actually causing military tensions with countries that seem like natural allies. I often wonder if it isn't just a nationalist plan to maintain growth, a misallocated project when they're trying to build a lot of stuff, that seems valuable militarily, but is incapable of stopping the tsunami it could cause in political and geopolitical turmoil with the tensions it creates.

[tombombaddie]

I love that they're doing these videos, but the big numbers are distracting. You don't have to time yourself with big numbers. I trust you. Plus if I want to see that you're doing it in 60 seconds, I can just check the bar at the bottom.

[BluntGrown]

Have someone debunk the "tobacco wage gap" that they've started putting out commercials about in New York, and presumably elsewhere. The study that claim comes from is reminiscent of the source of the women's wage gap Christina Hoff Sommers tackles so well

[bbcnnstupimedia]

same argument apply to USA stance in SCS

What does USA want in SCS?

USA may stage blockage against Taiwan, South Korea, Japan etc....

[wwillia]

For some reason I thought it was all bout oil in the SCS. I think that there were some undeveloped fields near the Philippines that should technically belong to them by the 200 mile rule that China was stealing with this action. But controlling the region sounds good too.

[bbcnnstupimedia]

China claim is quite legitimate as compared to European claims over Australia, Falkland islands, Reunion island etc....

Those islands are much closer to Non European people than European.

European claim is vague.

[MsKarmachameleon]

natural resources and power. well I go back to power.

[Roland]

*Fundamentally I think China wants to control the waters of the South China Sea.*

Well no shit... This guy needs a Captain Obvious hat.

[huzaifahzaharudin]

we made a mistake by using the name saouth CHINA sea.... now they claim it because its name haha

[fabimre]

Hah! guess what is under the seabottom there?

[aghs]

the South China Sea's islands are not within China's exclusive economic zone. So what do they want there?

ok, hawaii islands are not within united states exclusive economic zone. how about that?

[beezack]

What does China want in the South China Sea? They want they "Sea" except if change the name with " West Philippine Sea ", or "Mid ASEAN sea" . maybe... if we call them "South China Sea" that mean the sea is belong to maybe..