Q. What is the claim of the Philippines?
The Philippines has claimed many territories throughout its history. These territories include the Spratly Islands, Sabah, Scarborough Shoal, Palmias (Miangas), Orchid Island, the Sangir Islands, the Marianas Islands, and the Caroline Islands.
Q. What is the claim of Philippines on Scarborough Shoal?
The Philippine claims to sovereignty over the features known as Scarborough Shoal and the KIG are independent of its archipelagic status both legally and historically. Because Scarborough Shoal is a feature which exists above high tide, it is capable of [sovereign] appropriation under international law.
Q. What is China’s claim to the South China Sea?
China then claims a 12 nautical mile (nm) territorial sea from the Paracel baseline, not from the individual islands, and in the Spratlys from many features that under international law are not awarded this right, such as artificial islands.
Q. Who is the real owner of Spratly Island?
North Borneo is part of Sabah, a member state of Malaysia that has claimed the Spratly Islands. There are several historical, political and economic reasons behind these countries’ territorial claims over the Spratly Islands.
Q. What is the controversy between the Philippines and China?
The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between China, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei, concerning “ownership” of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated “maritime features” (reefs, banks, cays, etc.) located in the South China Sea.
Q. Why is the South China Sea so valuable?
The South China Sea is rich in marine life. Contributing to this abundance are the extensive runoff of nutrient-laden waters from land and the upwellings of water in certain areas of the sea. The sea is heavily fished, however, and is the main source of animal protein for the densely populated Southeast Asian area.
Q. Are 9 dash lines Legal?
On 12 July 2016, an arbitral tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) concluded that China’s historic-rights claim over the maritime areas (as opposed to land territories and territorial waters) inside the nine-dash line has no lawful effect if it exceeds what is entitled …
Q. Why is there tension in the South China Sea?
Tensions have risen as a result of what the United States saw as underhanded tactics by China to advance its territorial claims while its neighbours were fighting coronavirus epidemics.
Q. Does China has the right to sovereignty claim over the whole South China Sea?
The first is the countries claiming parts of the South China Sea cannot agree who owns the Paracel and Spratly islands. China asserts its sovereignty based on highly disputable evidence from ancient times, as well as more recent claims from 1902-39. Rival claimants to the islands deny the validity of this evidence.
Q. Why is Scarborough Shoal important?
The shoal had also been home to one of the Philippines’ richest fishing areas in the South China Sea, with Filipino fishermen frequenting the lagoon. Scarborough Shoal is a barometer of U.S. willingness to come to the aid of the Philippines and push back against unilateral Chinese territorial expansion.
Q. Is South China Sea belong to Philippines?
Spratly Islands China claims about 90% of the South China Sea, including the archipelago of islands, reefs and atolls known as the Spratlys (red line at the picture: ‘nine-dash line’). The Philippines claim the western section of the Spratlys (theKalayaan Island Group).
