Surely you can see the difference between trying to deny a group of people their right of self-determination vs. posturing over a stretch of water.

I see that posturing over a stretch of water can easily lead to denying a group of people the right of self-determination.

I mean if you’re conflating invading and annexing parts of or whole independent nations with the naming of bodies of water and other geographic features, I can’t help you with that one. You’ll need a professional. That’s not even half the gotcha you think it is.

I’m not even one to defend the PRC, but between the PRC, the Republic of China, Korea, Japan, and Russia there’s a lot of land and naming disputes between them.