an interesting and legitimate argument from a preservation and utilitarian point of view, way ahead of our time, though, when sovereignty claim are primarily determined on the basis of occupation, control, use, and ownership of underlying territories, neither on virtue nor benefits as a result thereof. For those of us who have been to the Middle East and seen the green vegetation in Israel in the middle of vast Arabian deserts, we may be sympathetic to your argument.

But the argument more applicable here should be made on a completely different basis. It’s about the legitimacy of the Government currently ruling China, in my view. Hehe.