For its policies and actions in the South China Sea, China has been accused of being aggressive; bullying other claimants; violating previous agreements, international law and norms; militarizing the features; undermining the status quo; generating instability; damaging the environment; and threatening freedom of navigation.
Some of these allegations are accurate — especially from the perspective of rival claimants and their supporters. But other claimants and countries like the United States, Japan and Australia as well as international media and analysts have been rather one-sided in delineating and emphasizing China's "transgressions."
Indeed, it is rare to find in the international media an article or opinion piece on the subject that is not biased against China. To contribute to balance in public information, the following is a one-sided litany of the sins of other claimants and actors from what I think is China's perspective.