The long-simmering territorial disputes in the South China Sea are expected to be discussed at a summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Melbourne.
As long as you can park a few crewed navy ships in the middle, yes, yes it does.
*Might makes right" is fucked and has never, ever gone out of style. We got fancy and hid it behind this thing called “money” mostly, but sometimes it still just looks like big deadly sharp things.
Is it still “disputed” if absolutely nobody else thinks it’s Chinese? if I claim the Grand Canyon is mine, does it make it the Disputed Canyon?
As long as you can park a few crewed navy ships in the middle, yes, yes it does.
*Might makes right" is fucked and has never, ever gone out of style. We got fancy and hid it behind this thing called “money” mostly, but sometimes it still just looks like big deadly sharp things.
Yes, you absolutely can lay claim on it - If you have power to do that. You power is the law, sad but true.