Nobody is disputing that what China is doing is respectable or no big deal. Whatever they gain here in the South China Sea they will lose in respect from the world. And considering they are sooooo dependent on producing garbage products for the outside world , all those manufacturing jobs will be at risk when the world finally decides to do an embargo and stop buying their garbage. China will self explode and all that oil they think they need for growth won't be necessary as their growth will disappear. They will suffer a recession longer than the one japan suffered for 20 years.