DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Like I've written many times before; they can make those claims, but the lands in question fall 100% inside Canada's internationally recognized borders. They can bluster all they want. It changes nothing.
China takes a long view of things. Their intent is to wear down international opinion until the door is open for them to have their way.
Just like they're doing and have done with Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and etc.
One day they'll sail their new icebreaker up that way and convince everyone it's just for research.
Then they'll land some researchers somewhere for some pretext of a reason. Your politicians will likely accept the pretext and then issue permits for the Chinese to continue doing it.
Then one day there will be a modest research station. Followed by a runway. Followed by fighters.
And then that place will become China.