u/Ok-Cupcake2884 - originally from r/GenZhou
Hello,

i was reading another post on this sub who asked about the 9-dash line.

So it made think of another question. Without debating about if china’s claim are legitimate or no, which is not the point of my post, i was wondering why is the CPC so unwilling to negotiate this claims with the other countries?

I mean, i think if China renounces some of this claims it could be a huge boost to relations with let’s say Vietnam or Malaysia for example and maybe there could be some trade deal in exchange. IIRC china in the past already settled border disputes by ceding some territories so this does have a precedent.

So i was wondering what does this islands have that is so valuable?