So why does China insist on changing the rules and settings stricter? They are breaking their promises don't they? They would just need to wait and things would be "theirs" nice and quiet after some time. Why this demo of power and the constant escalation over and over again? Because they want that escalation to show off or what? I don't get the strategy behind it from the perspective of the communist party? Is this meant to be some demonstration to the mainland citizens somehow? Why would you risk some important business place and piss off the west when at the same time you already fiddle with reefs and claims?
What do they want?