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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 111 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Better watch out for China coming over to claim it.

[–] manucode@feddit.de 63 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Historical engravings in the tomb of Qin Shi Huang depict him foreseeing the rise of an island off the coast of Japan 2234 years after his death, to be claimed by his successors.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

What’s the Chinese character for dibs?

[–] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago

So fucking stupid they try and pull that shit lol

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I can't tell if this is real and china is already calling dibs, or if you made it up right now.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

With the cunning use of flags?

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Problem is, they can also back it up with guns.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Are they able to borrow one?

[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Too late, boomers already bought it all and are renting it out

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago
[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Already called my land agent.

[–] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago

Dear Leader Xi, of course.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Rawr.

Am I the only one seeing Godzilla here?

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Facebook comments be like “why are we sending money to Japan to build an island? We deserve the new island more! America first!”

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dibs, called it

[–] TealTallMachine@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Aww so cute

Here, we can see another illustration of the difference in philosophy between the modern Chinese and Japanese production and manufacturing culture. Japanese island architects have been carefully cultivating this undersea mount for generations, using painstaking traditional techniques, which are only now showing true signs of paying off; in contrast, Chinese island architects almost exclusively stick to rapid-fill dredging combined with concrete pours on top of coral reefs, which are generally considered to be a far less elegant and lower quality way of producing an island.