I cant believe I’m having this conversation
do you also believe the Gulf of Mexico belongs to Mexico?
china is claiming waters that belong to neighboring countries or are international waters belonging to everyone
So why is that my problem?
The concern is not absurd as you try to make it.
China is trampling on the sovereignty of multiple SE Asian nations with this crap. You might want to ask Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc., what they think of this.
Those countries don't have the resources to develop these islands, China does.