4 hours ago, Moses said:

They called hydroaccumulating power plants and for them you need that reservoir to be very high located - at night pumps move water up and and day water flow down and powering turbines, but a) they are not possible in flat Cambodia, b) they are below 30MW of power 

 

that impressive falls up high on Mt Kulen would do nicely to power some hydropower station , spoiling environment in process.

7 hours ago, vinapu said:

that impressive falls up high on Mt Kulen would do nicely to power some hydropower station , spoiling environment in process.

There's no water to pump. The nearest water in sufficient quantities is in the Mekong 100 km away. But if it is pumped from the Mekong, then the electricity costs for pumping will exceed the electricity received from night releases of water.

Yes, China is just trying to be helpful. As we speak it's trying to rearrange the South China Sea to relieve its neighbors of excess real estate.

And its neighbors respond be being downright ungracious!

2 hours ago, reader said:

As we speak it's trying to rearrange the South China Sea to relieve its neighbors of excess real estate.

Not China. Chinese. They buying real estate everywhere. It is another side of the medal: 1.5 biln of people became more reach and now have money to buy.

1 hour ago, Moses said:

Not China. Chinese. They buying real estate everywhere. It is another side of the medal: 1.5 biln of people became more reach and now have money to buy.

I should have been more clear. I was referring to China's 9-dash line (or 19 dashes; it seems to keep expanding) in South China Sea.

On 7/26/2024 at 2:59 PM, reader said:

I should have been more clear. I was referring to China's 9-dash line (or 19 dashes; it seems to keep expanding) in South China Sea.

But surely, they own the South China Sea, even 2,000 miles away from their coast!

Why "surely", when the international court had already ruled that the "dash line" is immaterial?

22 minutes ago, 12is12 said:

Why "surely", when the international court had already ruled that the "dash line" is immaterial?

Er, Irony. But if they say they own it, that's that! They don't care about the International Court. 

No it isnt. They dont own it just bcs they say so.

They do whatever they like, but that doesnt mean ownership. Just as a thief doesnt own stolen property.

Their claim is based on the name , since it's called South China sea, very name says it's theirs.

The same with Tibet, since 1000 years ago some Tibetan  Prince married Chinese princess or other way around, that means Tibet was part of China  since then they say.

11 hours ago, 12is12 said:

Why "surely", when the international court had already ruled that the "dash line" is immaterial?

China on par with Taiwan didn't recognize that "international court" (Permanent Court of Arbitration) and its jurisdiction, as well as rights of Philippines. China and Taiwan didn't participated in so called "China vs Philippines" case. Court decided it will not “rule on any issues of sovereignty... and will not delimit any maritime boundary”. 

China has rejected the ruling, as has Taiwan.

This decision of the arbitral tribunal is not binding on either China or Taiwan, since under international law, in order for the decision to become binding, the parties to the dispute must voluntarily accept the right of the court to consider the disputed issue before the start of the trial, but neither China nor Taiwan has this right admitted.

On 7/29/2024 at 11:00 AM, Moses said:

China on par with Taiwan didn't recognize that "international court" (Permanent Court of Arbitration) and its jurisdiction, as well as rights of Philippines. China and Taiwan didn't participated in so called "China vs Philippines" case. Court decided it will not “rule on any issues of sovereignty... and will not delimit any maritime boundary”. 

China has rejected the ruling, as has Taiwan.

This decision of the arbitral tribunal is not binding on either China or Taiwan, since under international law, in order for the decision to become binding, the parties to the dispute must voluntarily accept the right of the court to consider the disputed issue before the start of the trial, but neither China nor Taiwan has 

Even if they had accepted  the jurisdiction  of the Court, China will not accept any decision they do not like!

6 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Even if they had accepted  the jurisdiction  of the Court, China will not accept any decision they do not like!

and likely neither Russia, USA and India unless ruling would suit them . Court is for small fish to sort out their issues without getting big powers involved and sucked in

On 7/29/2024 at 12:08 AM, 12is12 said:

No it isnt. They dont own it just bcs they say so.

They do whatever they like, but that doesnt mean ownership. Just as a thief doesnt own stolen property.

Er, irony!