As said on Wikipedia in the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea. The South China Sea has great strategic potential because one third of the ships in the world cross it. The sea also has a wealth of living things that can support the food needs of millions of people in Southeast Asia as well as large oil and natural gas reserves. With an area of approximately 3500,000 square kilometers (1,400,000 sq mi). Economic source that is profitable for the People's Republic of China. By mastering this area, China will become the ruler of 70% more of the world economy.
Many people will ask why I say things like that? Sorry if someone doesn't agree with me. But the facts say something else. Starting from Europe, China's economic expansion went smoothly. This is because China has a partner that protects its economic distribution on mainland Europe. The economic distribution to the Blue Continent traverses allied China which allows fast trains to transport their goods. With routes across IRAN, RUSSIA and Eastern European Countries. Until finally it became the entire mainland of Europe. Except Greece, England and Scandinavian countries in the North.
However, it looks like London in the UK has followed its allies in the European Union in the China Project called One Belt One Road (OBOR). China continues to push for the One Belt One Road (OBOR) program to open the Silk Road with Europe to Africa. Then, where have the projects been worked on?
Based on detikFinance.com's records, in September 2016, China has launched a transnational freight train to Central Asia, Afghanistan. Precisely from the city of Nantong, the coast of East China to Hairatan, Afghanistan. The railway has a track length of up to 7,000 km and can be reached within 12 days. The train has 45 cars and passes through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan to reach Hairatan. Meanwhile, when returning to China, the train will carry items such as dried fruit, marble, and kuma-kuma or saffron, which are spices from henna flowers. Then, in January 2017 China re-opened the transnational train line from Yiwu, China to London, England. This train carries a variety of clothing, bags and items for household use.
The train operated by China Railway Corporation has a travel length of up to 12,000 km. Trains are claimed to have lower transportation costs compared to air and sea transportation.
Rail transportation takes 30 days faster than ships. However, the train called East Wind is only capable of carrying 88 containers, or less than ships capable of carrying around 10,000-20,000 containers.
As quoted by AFP at the time, it could not be ascertained how much it would cost to carry out goods using the train from London to China.
"It's difficult to say at this stage, because the benefits can be felt long-term," Oxford Economics economist He Tianjie explained to AFP as written on Friday (03/29/2019).
Meanwhile, the Chinese government itself is ready to pour money up to Rp. 1,649 trillion to realize the program. The hope is that with the program, China and countries on the Silk Road can benefit from one another.
Everything in Europe can be realized with a request from China. What is that? European countries may not recognize "Taiwan" as a country. There are those who agree that some are still "thinking". Someone really refused.
On the one hand, Africa, which has been ignored by the United States and its allies in Western Europe, is not underestimated by China and its Russian communist allies. After providing soft loans to African countries that do not want to recognize the existence of "Taiwan" as a country, China helps Africa strengthen its defense and security by placing Chinese military bases in Africa. China also helps half of the number of African countries in the procurement of their main military weapons systems. This is not yet how, then China tried to take over the financial system in Africa with the reason of stabilizing the country's economy. And indeed after learning the monetary system to China, the economies of African countries began to stabilize.
Africa, which was once drowned in its "own home" slowly but surely rose from its long sleep. And this is all on one condition. It is strictly forbidden to refer to "Taiwan" as a country. Of course they agreed. One by one, countries in Africa that used to be friends with Taiwan cut off diplomatic relations. This really had a bad impact on Taiwan and without them even realizing it in the South China Sea and Southeast Asia Region.
One of the obstacles of China's economy now is only in the Four Regions, namely the Middle East, the Americas, the South Asian Region, and of course Southeast Asia. In the Middle East Political Games China's economy cannot develop and is not easy to run because there Saudi Arabia and its allies. What made them immovable was the United States Military Power which was entrenched there through the war in Iraq and of course the "spring of the Arab World".
In the Americas, China cannot move freely because the United States has "locked in" their communist allies namely Cuba and Venezuela. It is also a warning to countries in Central and South America. Although there are some countries from that region that still direct their economic axis to China, of course it is no greater than the direction of their economic axis to the land of "Uncle Sam".
In South Asia, China was held back by their "Eternal Enemies" who were very strong and equipped with weapons of mass destruction called "Nuclear Missiles". The country also often helps every Chinese separatist and opposition flee. Like Tibet and the Dalai Lama, Uyghur Muslims who fled China also helped them. The country is often dubbed the "Home of the Gods". This is India, a strong country which if challenged will exterminate its opponents.
But slowly but surely Saudi Arabia as a power in the Middle East and India in South Asia has begun to soften lately. That makes the small countries around them oversized. Dn also made China's ambitions run smoothly. Everything happened because of Russian influence. On the other hand, not all regions in the Middle East are willing to submit. ISRAEL is an example. Regarding Science and Technology, this country should not be taken lightly by "Communists". This country is a serious threat to the hard work done by China.
On the other hand, Southeast Asia, with its unity organization called ASEAN, has a unique policy that cannot be understood by both Communist China and Western Liberals. ASEAN is an association of nations or countries with the principle of mutual respect among fellow members, not interfering in the internal affairs of fellow members, but actively in mutual assistance if there are difficulties or disasters. Other things ASEAN really upholds every ideology of its member countries. That is why in ASEAN the Communist Socialist Ideology and Liberal Democracy can coexist. The world must have shaken his head to see this.
The Republic of Indonesia is the ASEAN Parent, which determines this happens. We in Indonesia call this the Water Anomaly Political System. The distinctive and unique style of air is used by the Republic of Indonesia to ensure ASEAN is not divided. We will discuss this system next time. Now we will focus on discussing China's plans to invade the Southeast Asian region.
One of the barriers to Chinese Communism to complete its sea area in the South China Sea is Hong Kong and of course the "Province of Disobedience", TAIWAN. Hong Kong, a British colony in East Asia which was surrendered by Britain to China on the condition of "One Country with Two Systems", always kept the Chinese Communists from moving freely in connecting their communist ideology. And Taiwan is a country with a nationalist ideology and is located on an island called Formosa. This country has always been recognized by Communist China as "its province of defiance", whereas the island of the country which is not liked by the world has always been rejected as part of the Communist region of China. Both these regions have different cultures and political systems from Chinese Communists.
Then what is the relationship between the two "States" in the South China Sea issue? The UNCLOS or the United Nations Convention on the Sea stipulates "which determines the maritime boundary of the country 22 km from its coast, and regulates all economic activities determined to 370 km from its coast". Meanwhile, if Hong Kong, Taiwan and Hainan Island are made a benchmark from the Chinese sea boundary, it is certain that the vast territory of China in Lau is increasing. Both to the East near Japan and to the South in the South China Sea. At this point we all understand. The real aim of China is to legitimize Hainan Island, Hong Kong and Taiwan as its own to guarantee their economic sustainability.
To be Continued...