I hate the food, there doing what they want to do with little care what anyone thinks, in essence they are acting like a superpower.
Originally Posted by dirty dog
They are a superpower, and yes they are clearly establishing territorial rights over large sections of the South China Sea.
There's an interesting paper published spring 14 by a professor at the US Naval War College entitled "Strategic Features of the South China Sea" that's a nice read on multiple topics involved. If you can't find it, post that, and I'll put a link up.
Note that some of his references relate to Admiral Mahan's works that were published between the 1890 and 1905. Although a bit outdated, these were "the" bible of historical naval sea power up through WWI, and numorous aspects are still valid today. And still taught were that subject is taught to middies.