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5/22/2015

Topic Reading-Vol.1136-5/22/2015

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Why the world is wary of China's 'great wall of sand' in the sea
Building an artificial island and claiming it as one’s territory sounds like an aggressive act, especially in a disputed area. Taiwan, The Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Malaysia, all have been claiming certain islands in the Spratly Islands as theirs for decades even though most of them are tiny inhabitable islands or just rocks above sea level. Why are they disputing over such small land space?
The South China Sea produces nearly one tenth of the world seafood, valuable source of nutrition to the residents around the sea and products for export to other regions. Also, it is an important sea lane for the countries in and around the sea. And it is expected to have natural resources such as gas and oil, which haven’t been explored yet because of the dispute.
Now China is building an artificial island in the sea and claiming it as their soil in a speed faster than the impact of global warming. It could be an unsinkable aircraft carrier.
Enjoy reading and learning what matters so much in the disputed islands in the South China Sea.

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