China Vs. Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam
 

China has claimed the ocean up to the sea coast of Asian Countries.
The Philippine government has sought UN arbitration under UNCLOS to settle the dispute but China has rejected the move.

China Vs. Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam

Why should China care what the world thinks? No one cares about Russia invading a country. Of course they are going to start dealing with all their long term territorial disputes.... and they have many.

Failure to act is weakness.

There are many many many regimes in the world, biding their time, waiting for the opportunities that weakness presents.

:2 cents: This.