The South China Sea Is Worth Fighting For

      The South China Sea cannot continue to be destroyed in the pursuit of territorial ambitions. If the sea is destroyed, it will mean hunger for millions. The Philippines especially, already overpopulated with an enormously high poverty and birth rate, cannot afford to lose this invaluable food source.

      World leaders are meeting in Southeast Asia, including Trump, who has offered to mediate this conflict. 

      Every nation that relies on this sea has a stake in ensuring its protection. This does not mean going to war with China, which only a fool or madman would desire. But it does mean not rolling over like a lapdog and doing nothing while this ecological treasure is dredged and ruined. 

     This issue must be put front and center. It must be made clear that there cannot be business as usual unless this sea is protected and not further destroyed in order to further a nation's ambitions.