The Chicoms bogus claims to the South China Sea

 Daily Mail:

Donald Trump's former national security adviser on Sunday accused Beijing of staging the 'biggest land grab in history' with its territorial encroachment on the South China Sea.

Beijing has laid claim to a vast majority of the waters there, and China's aggressive buildup in military presence and increased exercises in the region has served to alarm and anger US allies there as well as American officials at home.

Retired Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster made the stark warning about an increasingly 'aggressive' China after troublesome technical issues led to his appearance on CBS News' Face The Nation to be delayed by nearly half an hour.
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During his Sunday interview the general, who served in Donald Trump's White House from 2017 to 2018, reiterated that China is trying to expand its claim on the South China Sea and was 'weaponizing' islands in the area to do it.

'Now they're painting some of their naval ships Coast Guard colors so they can claim, really, the biggest land grab in history in the South China Sea,' McMaster said.

'And then, of course, Taiwan is probably the most dangerous flashpoint, and we've seen how aggressive they've been there as well.'
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China appears to spread its claims over much of the globe and this is just the start.  It has also forged an agreement with Russia accepting their aggression in Eastern Europe.  Both seem to be taking advantage of Biden's incompetence and weakness.

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