This isn't about environmental protections at all. It's a "land grab" by the UN members so they can claim control over resources in international waters that they didn't have a claim to before.

“Uh oh, my kneejerk cynicism was inaccurate, better find something else to be complain about”

Obviously, the protected 30% is not going to be randomly distributed. They would focus on conserving biodiversity epicentres by placing them in these protected zones, wouldn't they?

I like how you compare events from 1842 to 2019 like it's the same governments.

I also like how there's been no mention of the US on my part, but you've tried to shoehorn them in twice in an effort to deflect.

And FYI the US has no military bases in the Philippines, they all belong to the Philippines.

And neither of these are even examples of opportunistic breaking of agreements in the style of China.

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Probably all three. The article mentions effectiveness against both human and plant fungal infections.

And the rest of the time, they fish just outside of the waters with military enforcement. It’s a game of “I’m not touching you” like poachers do in Africa when they draw lions out of sanctuaries with bait.

I mean you did say the best outcome was all humans dying off. Unless you meant managed population decline with no mass death.

The primary purpose of the Costa Rican “Navy” is not to deal with pirates or cartels, but arresting Chinese fishing vessels.

You’re looking at this too deeply. All I said was that life and nature will not die out if humans disappeared.

Ah, so designated areas for Chinese and South African fleets to rape. Got it.

nice deflection

Yeah but unless you're a sociopath or have absolutely no friends, relatives, or social interaction with other humans it's not your opinion. You're just being edgy.

Its just abstract enough that you can think it without recognising that "I dont care about billions of deaths" means you also don't care about any of the numerous examples of genocide in history.

remember when the uk took hong kong as compensation for the opium wars and then funded extremists during the hand back. remember when the us took over the Phillipines and installed military bases throughout the country gave them independence and kept the military bases

And that’s okay for you to think that. God don’t we love the freedom of having opinions

No one thinks you're trying to say it's truth, it's obviously your opinion.

Its just a stupid opinion.

FYI about 30% of the ocean protected is the minimum generally agreed by scientists to keep most of the necessary functions such as providing us food

Nice whatabout-ism.

I’m not trying to be edgy. If I was I would try school shootings, besides I don’t think it’s edgy to point out what in my OPINION is the truth.

See how I’m actively letting people know it’s just a silly stupid opinion from a random stranger nobody cares about, instead of trying to frame it as a truth ?

Not really, that was like a whole year and a half before they actually nabbed FPSRussia.

Seems like their plan to become the leading superpower is to make the whole world its EEZ.

High Seas Treaty reserves 30% of ocean for Chinese fishermen.

I didn't say I think they'll stop illegally fishing. If anything, this is so they can continue to illegally fish in other countries' waters. Can't illegally fish if there's no fish.

The US?

Remember when the UK returned Hong Kong with the agreement that it would remain autonomous? China agreed, then broke it

And I don't know how many times China has broken agreements with the Philippines over islands close to the Philippines... One instance was a mutual agreement to withdraw any forces... Then once Philippine forces were gone, China moved in and set up shop.

These people give no fucks.