The Scramble for Oceania

The Scramble for Oceania

Foreign Affairs The Scramble for Oceania  Start building artificial ocean platforms for fun and profit—and geopolitics. Credit: Marcus Mainka/Shutterstock News item: On April 17, an X feed called SkyFi took note of a “massive steel structure” that the People’s Republic of China had placed in the Yellow Sea, “sparking a standoff with South Korea’s coast guard.” So China has just built itself something that’s a military installation, or an artifi…

The Race for Oceania

On April 17, a social media post from an account called SkyFi highlighted a significant development in the Yellow Sea. The post reported that China had erected a large steel structure, which has raised tensions with South Korea’s coast guard. This structure could be a military installation or an artificial island, contributing to China’s ongoing ...