Master of Lies: China Says Land Reclamation Project is for Vegetable Garden

China is trying hard to mislead the international community by showing photos of its alleged vegetable garden in disputed islands. China, the master of natural destruction is changing ways to convince the international community that its purpose is for civilian use and not for military.

China has already destroyed thousands of square meters of coral reefs and other underwater habitat so no one would believe it is converting the underwater habitat to a vegetable garden.

The Department of National Defense (DND) is not amused by Chinese photos showing vegetable gardens and hogs in the disputed Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, describing China’s expansive territorial claim as a “lie.”

DND spokesman Peter Galvez said it would have been better if the planting of trees and vegetables were done in dry areas in China, not in disputed territories.

As quoted in Philstar.com, Garvez added, “Those efforts would have more impact if it were done in their arid lands in western China and not in illegally occupied areas,”

He said the photos did not change the fact that the nine-dash line, China’s territorial claim that covers virtually the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), has no basis.

“The fact remains that their nine-dash line claim has always been a lie and simply used to deceive and trick the world and the Chinese people for the real intention of grabbing and militarizing the sea,” Galvez said.

Kagitingan Reef, which China calls Yongshu, is part of the Spratlys archipelago, a potentially oil-and-gas-rich area being disputed by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.

Last week, Chinese online media company sina.com.cn published 17 photos of what has become of Kagitingan Reef, in an apparent effort to dispel notions that China is militarizing the area.

US and China is scheduled to discuss about the Spratly issue earlier this week, and the former is expected to press the later to halt its illegal land reclamation project.

/Oto Melara/ Assisted Press

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