Now ESPN has used a picture of China that includes their imaginary lines that say they own the West Philippine sea, something that the international courts ruled they do not.
those dashes look so small, so what's the big deal?
Uh: it ignores that by international law, they don't own that area, so it means they are taking over areas owned by other smaller weaker countries.
map from the Philippine Star:
That hasn't stopped the Chinese aggression there, digging up the sea beds (no environmentalist protesting of course) and building artificial islands which have been militarized (and are a threat to the sea route from the Middle East to Korea and Japan).
It also is a grab for the petroleum resources in the area which is in the "economic" zones of several countries including the Philippines and Viet Nam.
Reuters notes:
An ESPN source with knowledge of the matter said that emails to employees from Salituro had reiterated ESPN’s stance that politics should only be discussed as it related to sports. This stance has been in place for a year and a half, the source said. ESPN did not respond to a request for comment on the use of the map. Walt Disney Co, which owns 80% of ESPN, did not respond to requests for comment on the use of the map
At the end of this essay, StrategyPage discusses Chinese aggression against the Philippines:
Of all the nations involved with this Chinese aggression, the Philippines has the most to lose.... the new Chinese claims, not recognized by any international law or treaty, claims most of the South China Sea and expands the Chinese EEZ to 3.8 million square kilometers, mostly at the expense of the Philippines. Vietnam also suffers major losses and other nations like Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea are threatened to a lesser extent.
The Chinese claims are not confined to the South China Sea but aim to expand Chinese control to much of the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean. As a result, India, Singapore and Malaysia feel threatened as well...
Chinese claims have no standing when it comes to existing international law and agreements. Yet China is slowly seeking control over the entire South China Sea and is willing to spend as much time as it requires to achieve recognition as the undisputed owner of the South China Sea.
This is the ancient “death of a thousand cuts” strategy China has used for centuries and is being blatantly applied, for the first time, on vast maritime areas. The fishing resources alone are enormously valuable and, based on past Chinese performance, likely to be exploited to the point where there are not many fish left to catch.
hmmm... can you say "Sudetenland", children?
John Bachelor podcast on the issue discusses this and warns of cyber attacks against the US to interfere with the 2020 elections.
Guess we'll have to add ESPN and Disney to this logo:
update: via Americandigest:
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