They always were illegal even before the ruling in 2016. UNCLOS specifically defines what territorial waters, contiguous zones, economic exclusion zones, and what counts as an island or reef.

Creating an island out of a shitty reef and plunking down grorious chinese miritary troops on it does not change the claims. With the exception of Hainan, there are no actual islands in the SCS.

You'd think China would acknowledge this considering they sit on the UNSC. Pretty much proof positive that the UN is a useless as shit organization.

It's too bad everyone is hooked on their money tit; you'd think someone would say something about their ongoing genocide, illegal industrialized fishing in foreign waters, and their rampant intellectual property theft.

Fuck China.

Some scientists also put together an animated simulation of what would happen if the dam collapses.

It's not a good scenario given how many cities are DIRECTLY in this thing's path.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Except because of globalization this will affect everybody everywhere