What is the significance of the Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea?
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Sabina Shoal, the latest flashpoint between the Philippines and China in the disputed South China Sea, is located about 75 nautical miles from the Philippines' west coast and 630 nautical miles from China. Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at American think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, tells CNA’s First the site does not hold strategic value, and instead has a “certain symbolic importance”.
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The livelihood of the Native Philippines fishermen who had fished there for generations.
Nobody has stopped them.
Lol China never really restricted total fishing only during non fishing months for fish to rebreed
@@Jerry-sf3vd never mind the Chinese threats, the water-cannons, being surrounded by naval militia ships, the ramming, etc, etc, etc... China never stopped them... ok comrade, if Beijing says so!
@@covertpuppytwo3857 If someone intentionally invade your territorial water, how do you deter them without harming them? Water cannon was invented by Japanese to deter Taiwanese fishing boats in DiaoYu Island. Taiwanese fishing boats have been peaceful and do not confront Japanese Coast Guard.
@@Jerry-sf3vd Yes, if someone intentionally invades "YOUR" territorial water... but in the case of the West Philippines sea, the people doing the "intentionally" invading is China, and it is using the water cannons against citizens in their own waters. Is your argument that China using the "water cannons" on Philippine fisherman somehow makes China the invader, right? And if so, how did that happen? China's coast is over 800 miles away while the Philippine coast is less than 100-mile away. UN international law clearly states that China doesn't own the shoal but the shoal again by international law fall under the jurisdiction of the Philippines... so how can you explain that? And if you even try... does this mean any other LARGER country can begin gobbling up territories of its neighbors for the same reason? As if international law doesn't apply to stronger countries?!?!?!?!?!?
Correction It is not South China Sea. It is OUR WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.And we filipinos will protect our territory by all means!!.
fight to the last fillipino? America lovess that. u are american
偷窃土地的第一步 就是无耻的改名字
@@mengtongfoo1104 And Xi says fight to the last Chinese. But Chinese doesn't want that.
Yeah, we know that. But remember, this is an international news program from Singapore so they use international names.
WPS is localized only, waters part of SCS within EEZ.
@@lostlogic6911 theres no last chinese, russian or american. there's only last human being
Sabina Shoal is 60miles near 🇵🇭 Philippines and
Sabina Shoal is 600miles from China
How far is Hawaii between US?
@@susss188 The nearest country to Hawaii is more than 1000 miles away. Not quite the same thing.
@@susss188china is very greedy🤭
When the Republic of China (the government fled to Taiwan in 1949) took back all the islands in the SCS from Japan after WW2 with the support of the US, no countries in the region made noise. At that time, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaya, Borneo and Brunei were all colonies of western powers. The funny thing is the Philippines started claiming these islands 30 years later when oil was discovered in the SCS. After the Spanish-American War in the Philippines, Spain lost to the US and handed over entire country to the US, however all the islands in the SCS were not part of the deal, how could the Philippines now argues that these islands belong to it while they had never been part of the country since colonial era ?
@@susss188no one asking.
The Sabina shoal is a *low tide elevation* within the 🇵🇭 Philippines' EEZ.
EEZ = Sovereignty?
There are no schools in the Philippines?
Ha ha ha!
EEZ is not Philippines territory.
@@LeeSkJohn-sv8wi But whatever resources within is entitled to the PH. Hence the term EXCLUSIVE in the EEZ. No other country should benefit other than the adjacent coastal state.
bogo
where is the neighbouring countries when China claimed the Nansha (Spratly) Islands and the Xisha (Paracel) Islands? _"__0:13__ During the period of colonialism countries were not yet born. So when they were born, they thought it very unfair that almost all the South China Sea should have been claimed by China. So I think this is at the heart of it. Much of what the Philippines is now doing is the result of domestic politics. President Duterte reached some kind of an understanding with China, including the beached LST on Ren'ai Jiao (Second Thomas Shoal), __0:40__ but under _*_President Maros they felt that that was unfair_*_ and they want to repair that ship which is breaking down and that's approximate cause of the current tension. "_ *- Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo highlights the Philippines' role in igniting current tensions by attempting to repair a stranded ship.*
They were caught in the act dumping dead corals anew and now mad that they couldn't finish a new military outpost😂
Lol China could complete build one within 1 week if it really wants to escalate that much but doesn't matter they already in full control and pilipines can do nothing haha
China put a man-made islands claiming their own without honoring the neighboring countries rights. The freedom of navigation has been restricted because of the West Philippine Sea Pirates. China is a member of the UNCLOS and must respect the International law and must observe and follow the Code of Conduct for Maritime.
Someone should observe the 2016 ruling of the South Sea Disputes Tribunal.
@@Hkchinese888 someone should stop living off China lands and talk trash of his own country 😂
@@liesterminator2
There is not chyna land, comrade
That ruling was fake and illegal. What happened was the Philippine government hired half a dozen of judges paying them USD 30 million in total and rented a court room in the Hague to come up with a ruling without China's presence. These judges are not the legitimate judges from the International Court. You can hire lawyers but nobody is supposed to judges, which is illegal. If everyone can hire own judges there will no criminals in the world, agree?On the other hand, China could also do the same by hiring another batch of judges and rent a court room in the Hague to come up another ruling without the presence of the Philippines favorable to China.
@@icebaby6714 chyme is fake and illegal
Have you actually read the original text of the PCA rulings?
CNA should get well educated scholars to discuss this matter.
Scarborough, Ayungin, Sabena, Lawak ,Pag Asa island n other features in the WPS all belongs to the Philippines.....
Philippine people have been living in the West Philippine sea since 1971…The island of Thitu reefs has been occupied by Philippines and administered by the Philippines. Being the second largest of the Spratly Islands, It is tightly protected by the Philippine forces.
It was stolen from Taiwan....
Right😊
China now have a military might and then they bully its neighbors. During 1950 to 80 they are beheave but now they have the strong military they proceed to their ambitions . The mistakes are those countries who help there economy to be strong especially the industrial base.
@@besarlim781 Taiwan was never a country yet when early Filipinos were there
Sabina shoal is not a disputed its PHILIPPINE TERRITORY NOT A DISPUTE
Like Sabah?
Then where is Philippine navy and coast guard？ Your words is misleading.
@@RichMidasPapaIt is been there for since Philippines inception. Before that the Spanish Navy and the US Navy. Before that Imperial China never claims those islands. Republic of China doesn’t claim those islands. It’s only in 80’s that Communist China started claiming them because of their fight with Taiwan.
@@keffinsg- The Philippines Do Not Claim Sabah and recognize it belong to Malaysia. Go look at all Official Philippine government websites and see their stance on Sabah.
All other accounts are fake news made by China and their agents.
Ask China officially their stance of South China Sea, their Occupation of Tibet, their stance on the Republic of China in Taiwan, The Islands in Japan. Check their Government official stance and see them two faced snakes.
CNA won’t dare take sides for fear if they’ll offend China
It is clear and simple it belongs to the Philippines Teritorrial waters under International Law and not under by Chinas Domestic law.
Territorial waters are 12 miles under international law
@@Bk6346 True, but also under international law is a nation's EEZ. An “exclusive economic zone,” or “EEZ” is an area of the ocean, generally extending 200 nautical miles (230 miles) beyond a nation's territorial sea, *within which a coastal nation has jurisdiction over both living and nonliving resources*. The Sabina Shoal is less than 100 miles from the Philippine's coast and over 800 miles from China's coast. The jurisdiction as per UN International law in which China signed and agreed to secure as a member of the UN security council goes to the Philippines.
@@covertpuppytwo3857 A 200 miles EEZ is still considered international waters and only gives a country sovereign rights but not sovereignty. 12 miles territorial waters is sovereignty. The 2016 Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines 200 miles EEZ but did not rule who owns the islands in the South China Seas.
Not true. Philipine EEZ right per UNCLOS is its coastal state's rights “below the surface of the sea” (Wiki). China has full territorial water right as a result of the San Francisco Peace Treaty from WW2, which was ratified by Philippine in 1956. (These are NOT China's Domestic law). To exercise its EEZ right Philippine needs to coordinate with the Chinese Coast Guard, instead of confronting it.
Territorial issues are not regulated by - and therefore beyond the scope of -UNCLOS.. In 2006, China declared it would exclude “disputes concerning maritime delimitation” from compulsory arbitration, under Article 298 of UNCLOS.
The shoal is not in the South China sea, it's in the West Philippines sea. The difference is important!
So why does USA use South China Sea ? www.state.gov/u-s-support-for-the-philippines-in-the-south-china-sea-12/
All think tank are "fund" by someone.
This mean they "work" for someone.
Doesn't change the fact that China's actions towards its neighbor countries are unacceptable and totally unreasonable
Sabina shoal is important for the Philippines cause it is critical to Manila's energy security as it was near Reed Bank, an area about 85 nautical miles from Palawan that is believed to have substantial reserves of oil and natural gas.
it is important but it is not belong to the Philippine. _'According to the U.S., it has "not recognized GOP [Government of the Philippine] sovereignty" over the Spratly Islands. During the MDT negotiation and ratification in 1952, in its [U.S.] mind the "Spratly Islands all fall outside Philippine territory as ceded to U.S. by 1898 Treaty with Spain;" this is why "U.S.G. [U.S. Government] maps accompanying presentation of MDT also exclude Spratlys from territories covered by MDT."'_ *- Nothing-Burger? U.S. obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea, JUL 06, 2024, VERA Files*
@@LivingLonger ok copy paste
@@musikafm5331i am not a hypocrite like you that is why i learn from reliable sources, i 'copy and paste' and question those who may be misinformed or biased.
Philippine has the EEZ right, which is the coastal state's rights “BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE SEA). Philippine can coordinate with China who owns full territorial water right instead of confronting China.
@@LivingLonger Then you can check PH Murillo Velarde Map dated 1734 which clearly indicates as island as part of their territory.
Close China's Embassy in the Philippines no need for it to be opened in the Philippines other countries may need to do the same and do less trade with China trade with like-minded countries and islands
*The international law* is very clear on the South China Sea:
- parts of it belong to some ASEAN countries including the Philippines 🇵🇭,
- the rest of it is the international water,
- no part of it belongs to China🇨🇳 or Taiwan🇹🇼.
Philippines won 2 gold 2 bronze medals. Beats Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, or Vietnam. Vietnam got no medals. Hahaha.
You are wrong and are misinterpreting international law. Philippines should take care to avoid becoming a pawn in the geopolitical competition between global superpowers. I don’t think the many ASEAN members are happy about what the Philippines is doing right now. Many in ASEAN are optimistic about the shift towards a multipolar world order and ending Western-American hegemony.
It is both ironic & hypocritical of America to offer to “help” the Philippines assert sovereignty claims shaped by UNCLOS provisions when America herself continues to reject ratifying the UNCLOS treaty. Americans refuse to ratify UNCLOS because i) it will require the U.S. to share more oil and gas profits with other (developing) nations; ii) make America accountable to other nations adversely affected by its marine activities and iii) encumber future seabed mining ventures with less favourable terms. China ratified UNCLOS back then perhaps out of idealism to side with developing countries. China might be regretting that decision now.
UNCLOS provisions were not meant to settle competing claims of sovereignty of land. UNCLOS provisions about EEZ assume all claims of sovereignty have been settled. That is why the 2016 UNCLOS arbitration tribunal did not rule on the ownership of the islands or delimit any maritime boundaries. Any claim that UNCLOS or the 2016 arbitration tribunal decision asserts or establishes Filipino sovereignty is misinformation.
Both China and Taiwan did not recognize the 2016;arbitration tribunal and its ruling. None of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have ever accepted any international court's ruling when it infringed their sovereignty or national security interests; the UK & US ignored the UN and ICJ rulings on Mauritius’ claim over Diego Garcia which the UK took by force.
Questions of sovereignty have always been settled either by might or diplomatic negotiation. China wants to resolve the matter through bilateral negotiations with other claimants (ie diplomatically). Little will be achieved by assembling an international lynch mob to “shame” or pressure China. There weren’t as many problems for Filipino fishermen during the time Duterte was engaging with China.
The international law is very clear on south china sea:
SCS belongs to china and Taiwan territory since ancient times right up to present times.
The rest is international waters.
No parts of it belongs to philipines
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U mean the western law right?
50 miles VS 650 miles, really you don’t need to be a genius to see who’s nearest 😳
Guam is near Philippines than u.s. so Guam is part of Philippines
@@jimmyjones6285 but Guam is outside 200nautical miles of Philippines..
It's a 1,350 nautical miles far
Just a common sense
@Cyrex.2000 therefore we can conclude that near in distance is not the base to claim its own territory. It is common sense that 12 nautical miles defines a country's territory, not 200 nautical miles. Areas between 12 and 200 nautical miles are still international water. EEZ is not territory.
@@jimmyjones6285 we don't care of your conclusion ,,Guam is never been part of Philippines even in history of books but spratlys group of Islands and map include as Philippine territory..
After the Japan invasion,Japan return all of its invaded territory but,the China took advantage to take islands the time Philippines start to recover
@@jimmyjones6285 if that your sense, outside 12 nautical mile is not a territory and it's international waters,,why China took aggressive action,bump into pcg and doing water cannon and flares..isn't it illegal to do within international waters??
Philippines won 2016 international tribunal,and the jurisdiction of case includes some of the islands in Spratlys..
My grandmother Sabrina's shawl was a very pretty one. She even knitted it herself.
we need a nato -like in west philippine sea....with EU, US, Canada, Australia, Japan having their warships stationed over there permanently
International laws must be adhered by all nations otherwise chaotic world will results.
CCG is the modern sea PIRATE!!!
Everyone should know that it's not Taiwan that China is aiming for right now... but the Philippines rather.
Because it would be very easy to dominate Taiwan as soon as China already has succeeded of getting a hold of the Philippines 🇵🇭.
So China is starting up to encroach on every Philippine's territory little by little... leveraging its sociocultural & historical influence and entanglements over the Philippines... plus it's Socioeconomical trading partnership with the Philippines.
We stand with our Pinoy brothers!
We all knew these years of peace in ASIA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years.
Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM !
Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM !
Now that Empire focus on Asia ...😨
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the maritime service of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), was until the late 1980s, essentially a riverine and littoral force - a brown-water navy. Since the 1990s, when it developed a blue-water navy that the disputes in the SCS escalated.
If U$A can safeguard its interests without consequences then any country with the capability can and will follow in the footsteps of the U$.
Wealth(GDP) needs to be protect with relative military.
A rich family can employ relative amount of security guard to protect his wealth, but when his poor neighbor work very very hard to get rich but not allow to employ relative amount of security guard to protect his wealth？
Boom 😂
No other country in the world recognizes china’s dash line claims. Hence china’s actions in the scs are illegal. Acting like pirates and everyone can see it.
then for you its ok to just grab other territories bcos you want to? try to have a backyard on your home and then suddenly your neighbor said to that he own it and start occupying your yard
The Permanent Court of Arbitration has no jurisdition to rule on matter regarding sovereignty and the Philippines, in 2012, did not ask the PCA to make any ruling regarding sovereignty. This is often deliberately left out in the western media. Only the World Court has such power. The Philippines simply asked the PCA to rule on fishing rights and whether a particular reef is entitled to an EEZ of 200 NM. 2) The ruling on the 9 dash line, in no way asigned any territiry to Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia or China. It simply means that it is not part of the consideration, neither has China ever claimed that its claims were based on the 9 dash line. 3) USA's biggest hypocracy is while it pays lip service to defending the rule based world order,, USA has never recognized the UNCLOS treaty. 4) The World Court ruled that USA and UK stole the Island of Diego Garcia from Mauritius to build a naval base in the Indian Ocean. UK/USA simply ignored the World Court rulings(This is the World Court; not the PCA).
You see, what you fail to mention because China "deliberately left out" of their propaganda... the only recourse for dispute in the South China Sea is the Tribunal in the Hague DUE TO the agreement both China and the Philippines signed... CALLED UNCLOS. And why is that you might ask? Because in the UNCLOS agreement (again, in which China signed) CLEARLY states that all territorial disputes would be by default settled at the PCA! That signed treaty by the Philippines and China in essence makes the World Court decision... out of their jurisdiction! So let me repeat... China signed the agreement called UNCLOS and in that agreement China signed, China AGREED to have disputes settle by the PCA... now we're being told by China that the UNCLOS agreement it signed... they are above such agreements, only others need to live by the agreement.
Who has jurisdiction?
@@tabagsok The World Court has the jurisdiction.
It's on Philippines EEZ😂 Try harder
China is just too far away on those territories 😂😂😂 Educate yourself
Stop calling it south china sea because its to far from china..instead west philippine sea ..
CNA, cool video keep up the amazing work
Unfortunately the hosts didn't correct his misrepresentation on the 2016 Arbitration ruling. While the tribunal ruled against China's claims, they never declared that they belonged to the Philippines
It doesn't belong to any country, but it is in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
What they made VERY CLEAR in their ruling, China's claim of ownership over the South China sea including the shoals... THEY DON'T BELONG TO CHINA!!!
UNCLOS was established years after the San Francisco Peace Treaty from WW2, which was ratified by Philippine in 1956. The disputed area belongs to China according to the Peace Treaty and UNCLOS has no jurisdiction.
@@Jerry-sf3vd The San Francisco Peace Treaty did NOT give China the South China Sea! Saying it does, that's a lie!
@@Jerry-sf3vdnowhere in any post ww2 treaty does it state that these islands were to be handed over to china. Repeating this lie over and over wont make it true. If it were true, then other countries would recognize china’s claims to them. But as it stands, china is alone in that belief. If you disagree, kindly cite any country other than china that recognizes the scs islands as belonging to china. Ill wait.
China is so blind to see that the Sabina shoal is only 75nautical miles from mainland Palawan and part of the Philippines E.E.Z.
it is called a 'disputed area' or 'overlapping territorial claims'. EEZ is not nation's territorial sea. An 'exclusive economic zone (EEZ)' is an international zone. Stop dreaming that Sabah, Malaysia also within the EEZ of the Philippines therefore it also belong to the Philippines. Other parties can also say the same and it is their EEZ too. It is the Philippines refused return to the table for negotiations and return to the track of bilateral negotiations on disputed area.
@@LivingLongerwhy did u put sabah here? Even if there is a dispute. Did u see their is tension? Eez is base on international law. Every country have it! No other country claims other eez only china! They want to own the world. If china dont exist in asia, asia is live in peace
@@atheistrevelation8337 Territorial disputes are governed by the UN Charter and General International Laws, not UNCLOS. Geographical proximity has never been a basis for countries to acquire territorial sovereignty in International Law. For example, Philippines-Malaysia(Sabah) also have overlapping EEZ. Sabah belong to Malaysia not the Philippines. In 1925, the US asserted the Island of Palmas (Miangas) belonged to the Philippines, which was under US colonial rule but the Permanent Court of Arbitration awarded sovereignty to the Netherlands, disregarding the principle of geographical proximity. Today Miangas or Palmas is an island of Indonesia.
@@atheistrevelation8337 where is the neighbouring countries when China claimed the Nansha (Spratly) Islands and the Xisha (Paracel) Islands? _"__0:13__ During the period of colonialism countries were not yet born. So when they were born, they thought it very unfair that almost all the South China Sea should have been claimed by China. So I think this is at the heart of it. Much of what the Philippines is now doing is the result of domestic politics. President Duterte reached some kind of an understanding with China, including the beached LST on Ren'ai Jiao (Second Thomas Shoal), __0:40__ but under _*_President Maros they felt that that was unfair_*_ and they want to repair that ship which is breaking down and that's approximate cause of the current tension. "_ *- Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo highlights the Philippines' role in igniting current tensions by attempting to repair a stranded ship.*
@@LivingLonger dutae us not my president! Dutae is xi boyfriend! Even b4 dutae ph is againts china claming SCS! The claim is no logic and the 9 dash lie have no any basis! Besides china joins international law but china dont follow! PH follows what is in the book of international law. U see even your argument is baseless! Btw let me ask u? What country still believes in china? Specialy in asia? No one right?
Were we watching news or a sketch?
No, we are watching the Singapore version of CGTN. 😁
do not surrender to the modern pirate
The South China Sea Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean those are territory of Austronesian US Spain Portugal Dutch British
Dont forget Philippines also claim sabah too. Thatd be fun
Hahaha have balls to challenge Malaysia VAT69? Or GGK?
@@liesterminator2 tell that to pinoys la. Should even ask hadi awang and his goons to come in too
@@timloo6191 yap that why Malaysia still paying for rent
Yes, our former President Macos Sr. Planned to retake and invade Sabah before. But China does not invade us here in the Philippines.
"International Tribunal" it's permanent court of arbitration, a non UN body, not in its jurisdiction to decide a territorial dispute
_"not in its jurisdiction to decide a territorial dispute"_ - according to China and ONLY China!!! Imagine if all criminals like China can determine if the court that tries them has "jurisdiction" or not if the trial doesn't go their way. BTW, the UN Body is a governmental body not a judiciary body like the Court of Arbitration in the Hauge. What you fail to mention, the UN accepts the Hauge as the jurisdictional body of international law!
Where did you get that idea? Who then can arbitrate on UNCLOS?
but china is also a member to this body
Check the ancient Maurillo Velarde Map of the Philippines in 1743. Scarborough and Spratly Island are part of Philippines unlike China they invented China map in late 194x? 😡😣
Wu qian is making false statement. It is China to leave the Sabina shoal. China has no whatever claim in Sabina shoal. China is illegally intruding in the Sabina shoal which belongs to the Philippines exclusive economic zone territory under unclos and international law.
In 1975, the secretary of state sent a msg to American embassy in Manila. He concluded that “the MDT commitments do not apply in event of attack on Spratlys”.
any idea related to MDT?
Source?
_'According to the U.S., it has "not recognized GOP [Government of the Philippine] sovereignty" over the Spratly Islands. During the MDT negotiation and ratification in 1952, in its [U.S.] mind the "Spratly Islands all fall outside Philippine territory as ceded to U.S. by 1898 Treaty with Spain;" this is why "U.S.G. [U.S. Government] maps accompanying presentation of MDT also exclude Spratlys from territories covered by MDT."'_ *- Nothing-Burger? U.S. obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea, JUL 06, 2024, VERA Files*
@@NinoAudivon _'The U.S. State Department issued its "legal interpretation of MDT commitments" in Ref STATE 133765 dated June 1975 and signed by then U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. In this document, the U.S. declared that its commitments "do not repeat do not apply in event of attack on Spratlys or attack on GOP [Government of the Philippine] forces stationed there." It cited two grounds: first, _*_the Spratly Islands are not part of Philippine territory;_*_ and second, _*_the Philippines is not a claimant in respect of the Spratly Islands._*_ The discussion that follows quotes directly from Ref STATE 133765.'_ *- Nothing-Burger? U.S. obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea, JUL 06, 2024, VERA Files*
His source is wikipedia
we have to patrol that area because China is doing reclamation for its next batch of artificial islands within the Philippine EEZ
An arrogant red dragon has began to awaken a pheonix, as the tigers asume a pouncing stans and a focused stare on the dragons neck.
Looool laugh die me... A pagpag half starving pheonix? Wkwkkeke
@@liesterminator2 👈pooh's pogo pink
@@wrhytz loool at least china pogo pink have $$$ and I Malaysian loool
@@liesterminator2👈hooked🤣😂🤣
It simply is within Phils' EEZ & documentarily-backed territorial waters. Is it that difficult for China to underatand?
cant believed our asean brothers keep numb about china incursions in Philippines territory…
When China claimed those places belonged to them, the Philippines was not yet a country. They still belonged to the United States, and the Americans did not object at the time. Moreover, the Philippines only began to be interested in these islands after 9/11 in the United States. This was half a century after the Philippines' independence.
Is the permanent court of arbitration part of the UN ?
The PCA is not a United Nations agency
Who cares whether it's part of the UN or not? The UNCLOS is a UN law, do you see China following it? The PCA is more respected than the UN.
The PCA is an entity established by treaty since 1899 involved in dispute resolution. It predates the UN or even the League of Nations, but liases quite a bit with the former, particularly in matters involving UNCLOS, to which China is a signatory.
and who cares whether a juridical body is part of the UN or not? the UNCLOS is part of the UN, yet China simply disregards it. The PCA is a more respected body than the ICJ. If the UN is really that important, why doesn't China file a case in the ICJ, which is part of the UN, regarding its claims on the South China Sea so it can counter the PCA ruling? Because China knows it has no proof whatsoever so it simply resorts to bullying tactics.
China = illegal. Ph = legal. Repeat, no other country on earth recognizes chinese claims in the scs. Ph actions are governed by unclos, hence under international law theyre legal.
If China is able to claim Sabena shoal , it would be very difficult to resupply the Sierra Madre at Ayungin because it would be very essy for China to block our resupply missions to Ayungin
Informative
The PRC laid claim to the SCS as a successor state to the ROC but it is problematic as the ROC is still existing and the PRC does not recognise the ROC as a separate entity. It is strange to say you inherit the mantle from your predecessor when your predecessor has not died. 😂
Australia stands with the rule of law and our Filipino friends. China is doing its level best to destroy the rules based order and by extension its international credibility
imagine having a threat on your own backyard...its so near to the Philippines and other country wanted to own them, that's dangerous to Philippines
Excuse me it was not 630 nautical from China but 2,000 nautical miles
😥 The coronavirus COVID-19 has killed 7,010,681 people globally since the pandemic began in China. 🇨🇳
why Washington DC ?
Singapore dnt have military for cek situation.
So pedra branca belongs to Malaysia la.....singgies.....and singapore is an illegal country and must submit to Malaysia
Historical Rights vs Sorveign Rights ...I am confused ..help me CNA
Here's a theory, if Thailand is able to make that huge river pathway where huge ships can pass through connecting the Indian or Atlantic ocean to the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea, who do you think will benefit from it? Imagine ships passing through those shoals.
China would charge tolls to use their sea, of course.
What China warns USA?
An outsider
We all knew these years of peace in ASIA is because that empire busy in Middle East for 20years.
Empire focus on Middle East , BOOOOM !
Empire focus on Europe , BOOOOM !
😨Now that Empire focus on Asia ...
@@happymelon7129China is the outsider also
China only country didn't respect of international law and 1982 UNCLOS
China coastguard perates west phillipines sea
Sabina shoal at escoda shoal 200 nautical miles EEZ from terrotory of Palawan, Philippines
The ownership or soverignity of the islands shoals claimed by xhina warrants the political support for the Philipines it was forced by xhina, and xhina's construction on the island shoals they've illegally taken has also caused death and destruction of reefs. International inquiry should investigate it, following xhina's accusations against the Philipines
When the Republic of China (the government fled to Taiwan in 1949) took back all the islands in the SCS from Japan after WW2 with the support of the US, no countries in the region made noise. At that time, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaya, Borneo and Brunei were all colonies of western powers. The funny thing is the Philippines started claiming these islands 30 years later when oil was discovered in the SCS. After the Spanish-American War in the Philippines, Spain lost to the US and handed over entire country to the US, however all the islands in the SCS were not part of the deal, how could the Philippines now argues that these islands belong to it while they had never been part of the country since colonial era ?
Shame on CNA for continually feeding only the US perspective on this. Have more balance. The Singaporean people do not buy this BS.
No shame on you , you don't know nothing specially what is wrong and what is right , legal and illegal .
All think tank are "fund" by someone.
This mean they "work" for someone.
How is it possible that a country would claim submerged rocks located inside the EEZ of another country? Do you understand what you're talking about? Can the Philippines claim submerged rocks in other country 's EEZ?
Neither do we wannna buy China's bs.
@@JoeyZee-vs4krIt is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. 200 miles EEZ is still considered international waters and is only fishing and oil resources rights.
Also if China gets more man made islands it could narrow entry points to Taiwan if China decides to invade. Since US-PH are allies Philippines would be one part where US can station military assets.
SEZ is not sovereignty.
WPS the fishing ground of filipinos.. its ours
If not because of USA military operations here in the Philippines. We would have peace here in tje Philippines with our neighbor.
The peace of being a colony, perhaps.
Indeed, it will be peaceful because The Philippines will be a vassal state of China. 😁
forest rule, winner get all. Fight Fight Fight 😁😁😁
Perfect match for ccp narratives whos mindset are still stack on a stone age
This not accepted! Its time to act! Longlive the philippines!
China face thickness
The map in the background is missing New Zealand Greg. Rather undermines your credibility in International Studies!
if you surrender sabina what island china take next....philippines should fight back
The key question for US is … Is the Americans willing to risk their soldiers lives for these uninhabited rocks n reefs for the Pinoys to keep provoking and challenge an assertive China over this dispute claim? Same for those pinoys (or just chatbots) cyber warriors who prefer to focus on these than developing their other hundreds/thousands of islands instead of pushing SE Sea into another theatre of war. Will the CNA journalists dare ask such point blank question? 😂🙏
why not put the u.s. ship or a base on that island or all the island? fo good.
The US knows better
What? Without the US trade, China would be bankrupt overnight. They are a paper tiger.
its west philippine sea!not south china sea,its singapore ,a majority chinese population,you shouldnt be shocked,that they are allies with china
Don't understand why Philippines-ASEAN must asks help from America, just the same like North and South Vietnam war or in Afganistan or Middle East. Afterall, I think the American will not interfere so much in this 21st. century or in the future coming centuries, cuz' they learned it in the end they being humble but got blamed. But I believe mosts of the Americans will only interfere, intervene in such situation without invitation or necessity to talk in Bejing as this is more Asean geographic region.
Then how come Guam belong tu US ...?
After the Spanish defeat by Americans in the 1898 war. Spanish island colony Guam was given to the US and The Marianas islands was given to Germany (which the Japanese took in WW1 before being liberated after WW2)
Guam was governed by the Spaniards in Manila. It was ceded to the Americans. The island has strategic value and was not ceded to the Philippines in 1946.
They can vote to remove the USA, but they never do. They like their relationship with the USA because the USA gives them money, supplies, defense, and high standard of living.
Marcos J. Don't want to abandone his father legacy 10 billions dollars in USA, continue to follow US order.
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the maritime service of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), was until the late 1980s, essentially a riverine and littoral force - a brown-water navy. Since the 1990s, when it developed a blue-water navy that the disputes in the SCS escalated.
If Phillipines surrender the WPS they build more artificial island to make home base and many Filipino fisher men always go back to the land bec. Of harassment
Hmmmm, perhaps the Philippine ships should fasten automatically firing reactive armor in the form of grapeshot or tungsten rods that will fire upon contact with a ship that might try to ram them. Let the world know AND automatically upload the video to a UN site established just for this purpose. Stop putting political will into a self defense issue if the individual ship.
DON'T say south china sea That is WEST PHILIPPINES SEA 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I'm from the Philippines first if Sabina is totally illegally occupied by china they probably cause changes in global trade route they can build a gate pass like panama canal which means all passing international cargo ships'companies need to pay in China's government their economic growth increases. That's why they illegally occupied Scarborough Shoal which belongs to us to build a military presence in Sabina. While us sabina shoal is a free trade route for everyone even its awarded to us by UNCLOS. Second is they can be totally dominant over the region taking their own rule for INDO PACIFIC ASIA centrality which means they can do everything. Third is military strategy. They probably won't allow any foreign warship to enter anymore so they can take taiwan easily in the near future. That's why they are so desperate and we will never it happen anymore.
HAHAHA anong pinagsasabi mo kabayan, Kung talagang concerned ka at naniniwala ka sa pinaglalaban gaya ng ATIN ITO movement ay try mo iencourage sila na magpatrolya sa paligid ng 20+ shoals, military garrizon na hawak ng Vietnam na nasa loob ng ating EEZ. 5 sa Malaysia, 1 sa Taiwan.
Since when Spratlys belong to the Philippines? _'According to the U.S., it has "not recognized GOP [Government of the Philippine] sovereignty" over the Spratly Islands. During the MDT negotiation and ratification in 1952, in its [U.S.] mind the "Spratly Islands all fall outside Philippine territory as ceded to U.S. by 1898 Treaty with Spain;" this is why "U.S.G. [U.S. Government] maps accompanying presentation of MDT also exclude Spratlys from territories covered by MDT."'_ *- Nothing-Burger? U.S. obligation to defend the Philippines in the South China Sea, JUL 06, 2024, VERA Files*
where is the neighbouring countries when China claimed the Nansha (Spratly) Islands and the Xisha (Paracel) Islands? _"__0:13__ During the period of colonialism countries were not yet born. So when they were born, they thought it very unfair that almost all the South China Sea should have been claimed by China. So I think this is at the heart of it. Much of what the Philippines is now doing is the result of domestic politics. President Duterte reached some kind of an understanding with China, including the beached LST on Ren'ai Jiao (Second Thomas Shoal), __0:40__ but under _*_President Maros they felt that that was unfair_*_ and they want to repair that ship which is breaking down and that's approximate cause of the current tension. "_ *- Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo highlights the Philippines' role in igniting current tensions by attempting to repair a stranded ship.*
@@Billy_Almighty well its not my job we have officials who responsible for what you ask to me to motivate other country this is a freedom to speech. Pero obyus na ang china ginagawa lahat para kuhain ang wps para gawing military base and soon economic facilities na magiging resources ng gobyerno nila. Did you know why? Because of the economic trade industry living in shipment cargo. China is the only one in ASIA who has money capital and power to do it we only have territory na inaagaw na nila.
@@Billy_Almighty pero if war comes and the only solution sasali talaga ako if you ask my patriotism im willing to die for our country.
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Once its Greedy is Deaf. Just because they have full of weapon and a strong country
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The Philipines is not defending any thing!
West Taiwan has no right over there.
Welcome to The Philippines "The Province of China".
If Philippines loses this struggle get ready lose your FREEDOM to navigate in this area. THE OCEAN IS FOR EVERYONE AND COMMUNISM HATES THE WORD FREEDOM THE MOST!!!!
The American instigator wants chaos😂😂😂😂
It really, really amaze me how much this channels care about Philippine China South China see while in Palestine thousand of kids and poor people die every single day they never say anything about Israel shame on you all
Master not allow it to talk too much on 1s-rea1
West philippines sea not south china sea.
Why South China Seas disputes, nobody interested Indian Ocean 🤔
because there are greedy people there called chinese that wants to own the whole world
The PH saga on the disputed islands with China will not have happened because China have seen too many such International laws being bias towards the US, West and its allies as it was established during the colonial times crafted out by US and the West to take advantage and even abuse it for their own gains and hegemony. From the Falkland war to Iraq,Afghanistan,vietnam wars, even present Ukraine, Gaza wars, Nordstream blast, all have been centered on abuse of International laws,bodies like UN,Nato,ICC,ICJ etc…Even Russia and the Global South are beginning to realize.
So China is being threatened by not only US but all its allies and EU, Nato and its neighbors PH, N.Korea,Japan,India just because China want to assert their right of reunification with Taiwan as Taiwan have no legitimate right to refuse base on its history under China rule since 1946 but China never asserted any pressure. So if the US can craft out laws for their gains, then on the same note China can also do likewise by extending the 9 dash line to protect its sovereignty against hostile US and its allies from interfering with its reunification as it has no choice. However PH is being used by US as its puppet with 15 military bases all aim at China only, to carry out a proxy war with China so that US can determine China’s military prowess. So if PH is wise enough to get out of US cunning ploy just like President Duterte did, everything will end up status quo with peace in SCS as it was before Marcos jr took office!
This will not happen if china respected the philippines territory, you see philippines has no power to defend itself from china everybody knows that, philippines already tried to talk with china last administration, but what did china do? He still trying to steal some of the islands inside the philippones eez, china should have been the big brother that we have in asia but instead of doing that they chose to bully those country that they know lacks the resources to go against them. So what option do we have? Call the USA, this should not happen if china is not too greedy in west philippine sea..
Dutae presidente
China… china… china…. Mine….mine 😂
TO: CHINA, Sabina Shoal is belong to Philippines, CHINA has no right to this area, CHINA get out of WPS....
Wumaos are flooding in the comments. 🤣
Philippines has thousands of islands. Sabina shoals is one Little Rock! Marcos is more concern over his thousands of gold stolen from the Filipinos!
the devil is behind the Philippines on this dispute!
Frankly speaking china is picking on phil bec phil has a .weak navy!!!!!!
Chinese pirates
So many china bots in every comment section relating to this topic 😂🤣