Quote Originally Posted by Dayuhan View Post
Big nations intruding on the fishing grounds of smaller ones isn't exactly unheard of in other places... I believe the Somalis have complained about the same thong, and I suppose you've heard of the cod wars.
A qualitative difference I think. Iceland won the Cod Wars and the Brits didn't claim sovereignty over the waters involved. I don't believe the Chinese are merely after enhanced fishing rights.

Many people want to minimize this but continuous provocative actions on the the high seas by a murderous police state are a cause for worry.