Of course they have created this situation, the CCP that is.
At all different times in history two or three "China's" existed, all at the same time. The actual size of those dynasties got smaller or bigger on a regular basis. It was/is all about who controlled the land and who subjected the other party.
Yes, the civil wars dominated the Chiense history, but they were the wars among Chinese. All wars aimed at unifying China were justified.
>>They are expansionists and always have been. To them, it is a zero sum game. Either I am in charge or I am subjected to someone.
It only happened among Chinese. Basically Han culture was very conservative and self-centered. They didn't expand out of their sphere of influence.
>>China is not trying to take what is rightfully theirs. They are trying to claim someone else's stuff as their own.
That's not true. China lost a huge amount of land to Russia, but China doesn't ask for the return of the land. The Spratly is a different issue and China, like other countries, has the right and historic evidence to claim the islands.
>>In regards to the British, when China gets what they dish out, then it all of the sudden is no fair.
The British were selling opium to Chinese, but China never did that to foreigners.