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What country do you think the South China Sea islands belong to?

China
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33%
Vietnam
15
19%
The Philippines
23
29%
Taiwan
16
20%
 
Total votes : 80

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Postby Alyakia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:57 am

Volnotova wrote:To whomever can successfully contest the claim of the countries that have one.

Might not right.

Is it bad that I want China to invade and have Chinese soldiers kick your door down, kick the shit out of you, rape your family and burn your house down while screaming "MIGHT NOT RIGHT" at you so you can understand how utterly ridiculous such a sentiment is?
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Postby Anacasppia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:59 am

Mostly Philippines, a smaller part Vietnam, and perhaps a tiny bit Taiwan. But China laying claim to any part of it is just as ridiculous as its huge claim to almost the entire South China Sea.
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Postby The UK in Exile » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:59 am

Alyakia wrote:
Volnotova wrote:To whomever can successfully contest the claim of the countries that have one.

Might not right.

Is it bad that I want China to invade and have Chinese soldiers kick your door down, kick the shit out of you, rape your family and burn your house down while screaming "MIGHT NOT RIGHT" at you so you can understand how utterly ridiculous that is?


it sounds pretty bad...
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Postby AaronFreJonesia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:59 am

Hippostania wrote:They belong to the Philippines.

Exactly my good fellow!
Meowfoundland wrote:No one. They should be a nature preserve.

But then who would get to take advantage of all the tasty resources ;)
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Postby Meowfoundland » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:01 am

AaronFreJonesia wrote:But then who would get to take advantage of all the tasty resources ;)

Nobody. Which is kind of the point of a nature preserve.
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Postby New Rogernomics » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:06 am

Meowfoundland wrote:
AaronFreJonesia wrote:But then who would get to take advantage of all the tasty resources ;)

Nobody. Which is kind of the point of a nature preserve.
That and lots of cute animals, which reminds me...has anyone found an oompa loompa yet? :unsure:
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Postby New England and The Maritimes » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:07 am

Japan. Just like everything else in that whole region.
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Postby AaronFreJonesia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:08 am

Meowfoundland wrote:
AaronFreJonesia wrote:But then who would get to take advantage of all the tasty resources ;)

Nobody. Which is kind of the point of a nature preserve.

A point which I'm sure will be lost on the PRC, who would likely violate this nature preserve (unless you had an enforcement body in mind to keep that from happening). The Philippines should control them because then the USN could patrol it to make sure the PRC doesn't absorb the islands for it's "peaceful" rise.
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Postby AaronFreJonesia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:10 am

New Rogernomics wrote:
Meowfoundland wrote:Nobody. Which is kind of the point of a nature preserve.
That and lots of cute animals, which reminds me...has anyone found an oompa loompa yet? :unsure:

I think they're all in the South China Sea Islands, hence why so many countries want them. :lol:
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Postby New Rogernomics » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:15 am

AaronFreJonesia wrote:
New Rogernomics wrote: That and lots of cute animals, which reminds me...has anyone found an oompa loompa yet? :unsure:

I think they're all in the South China Sea Islands, hence why so many countries want them. :lol:
Would explain a few things. :)
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Postby Horsefish » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:51 am

Britain. Islands miles away form our shores are our speciality.
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Postby Gigaverse » Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:04 am

New England and The Maritimes wrote:Japan. Just like everything else in that whole region.

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Postby Namor » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:00 pm

Who owned the islands first?
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Postby The Corparation » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:22 pm

Namor wrote:Who owned the islands first?

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The Corparation wrote:
Namor wrote:Who owned the islands first?

Cthullu.


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Postby Grand Britannia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:33 pm

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The Corparation wrote:Cthullu.


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Postby Acrainia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:03 pm

As of this moment, the Peoples United Republican Confederation of Southchinasealandia lays claim to the islands. We are the legitimate government in exile of the islands as of 5 seconds ago. Our government is a representative democracy based on the American system, in which I hold every elected office for a life term.

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Postby Tmutarakhan » Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:59 pm

Namor wrote:Who owned the islands first?

Until recently they were an incompletely charted section of the map because there are so many unexpected shallows that it is a stupid place to sail a ship, and nobody of course ever wanted to live on rocks with no water supply where it's hard to leave. So, basically, nobody has ever "owned" them in any sense except arbitrary pencil-drawings on maps by people who are well away from them.
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Postby Euroslavia » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:56 pm

Malaysia, just to throw everyone off.
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Postby Namor » Tue May 01, 2012 3:36 am

I looked Spratly islands up, and found out that people from the kingdom of Nanyue owned them first. Nanyue was a southern Chinese country.
Also, anyone heard about the Huangyan island issue lately?
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Postby Forster Keys » Tue May 01, 2012 3:39 am

If I'm not mistaken, Admiral Horthy discovered them in 1934. So they rightfully belong to Hungary.
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Postby Jafas United » Tue May 01, 2012 4:26 am

The Spratlys are rightfully, on the right side of the Philippines.

Or on the left, if you're looking at them with a map. ;)

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Postby Cromarty » Tue May 01, 2012 4:26 am

Namor wrote:As many people know, there is a territorial dispute issue between Asian countries over the South China Sea. Just want to see what people think about the South China Sea issue.
NOTE: I'm just listing the nations that claim a large piece of territory in the South China Sea.

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Postby Yandere Schoolgirls » Tue May 01, 2012 4:39 am

When in doubt, it belongs to Japan

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Postby Forster Keys » Tue May 01, 2012 4:42 am

Yandere Schoolgirls wrote:When in doubt, it belongs to Japan


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