It was bad because peoples' lives were lost during the border wars.
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Claim the land for Spain, enslave the Indians then take their resources
<span>B. An abundance of natural resources including salt and gold</span>
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The main purpose of China's artificial islands is not to help fight a war against the United States. Beijing's primary strategy in the South China Sea is to use civilian and paramilitary pressure to coerce its Southeast Asian neighbors into abandoning their rights.