Get a nuke and China will leave you alone.
That goes for Vietnam too.
China’s military build-up leaves her neighbors no choice.
We should go over there and use it for target practice.
There is precedent in international law that nations have a responsibility to keep waters clear of navigation hazards when they find them.
If any of us were to build a floating barge or something, the Coast Guard or the Navy would come in and blow it up unless we had permits with all the navigation lights required by International law.
My understanding is, this artificial island is right by the shipping lanes.