With China's land reclamation project well under way in the South China Sea, what do you think is the real intent of this action?

Forward projection of forces. Nothing peaceful about it.

I recently finished Tom Clancy's "Threat Vector." Does any other Clancy-enthusiasts see startling parallels between fiction and fact? Where's Jack Ryan when we really need him?

Anything is possible, who knows this may only be an attempt to improve their national approval among other nations