Chinese building up Fiery Cross Reef

From a logistics point of view, this is pretty boss. I assume for the foreseeable future, no one is going to recognize China's sovereignty over the South China Sea, but China will in essence have control over it. The US will keep playing the cat-and-mouse game with its planes and ships but no shots will ever be fired.

I think the selfie from the female PLA soldiers was a classy touch.