Crazy Borders — Season 1, Episode 9: Spratly Islands - A Game of Go at Sea

Episode synopsis

China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines all claim parts of the Spratly Islands. Beneath the tropical scenery lies a strategic struggle involving oil, military bases and competing national ambitions.

About Crazy Borders

Enclaves, loaned territories, disputed areas and microstates: This is the series that looks at places with absurd borders.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Llívia - War on the Plateau
• E2Baarle - Smuggling Through the Village
• E3Mont Blanc - Summit Dispute
• E4Mount Athos - Battle at the Monastery
• E5Sark - Taking Over the Archipelago
• E6Bermeja - The Lost Island
• E7Kowloon Walled City - The City of Crime
• E8Sovereign Base Areas - Divisions on the Island
• E10Camp Zeist - A Court in Exile