The Escalating Sino-Philippine South China Sea Dispute Explained

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Tensions are rising in the South China sea as Filipino soldiers clash with the Chinese Coast Guard in disputed territorial waters. So in this video, we'll explain the history of the region, why things have escalated and why this is bad news for stability.
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[@michaeld1170]

China is also using ancient maps from the Ming Dynasty (1300s) to assert their claims. Well if they want to use Ming Dynasty maps, then return Tibet to the Tibetans, because according to the Ming Dynasty map, Tibet is not China

[@bentrinker1937]

Based

[@ryanspinoza6586]

Some random scholar in China drew the moon back then, so let's form an EMTO (Earth-Moon treaty organization) and protect the moon from the CCP before they mistake the drawings as Chinese territories again and brainwash their future generations of owning the moon.

[@iambicpentakill971]

China is Mongolian. They should return the land to the rightful owners

[@GneissAlucard]

When China signed the UNCLOS charter, Ming dynasty maps are invalidated

[@kevinaa114]

very unducated without logic

[@winzyl9546]

1000 miles from China, 100 miles from the Philippines with filipino inhabitants.

[@J_X999]

You could use this exact example about the US projecting influence across the Pacific.

[@seekersoul3439]

Coral and fish is Philippines ?

[@kaizokud42]

​@@J_X999influence and bullying are two different things. China is bullying the Philippines. China also do not own the SCS.

[@TheTfrules]

@@J_X999the US is there only because they have allies to support, the US doesn’t actually claim international waters like China are. Trying to equate the two is a flawed narrative

[@meeeptheconqueror6759]

​@@seekersoul3439so corals and fish is also China?

[@DOSFS]

CCP : Bullying most of surrounding countries cuz something something totally historical 4000 years our islands Surrounding countries : move closer to US to counter-balance China CCP : Surprised Pikachu face.png

[@C-Farsene_5]

Seriously, the philippines even tried being closer to china and what did the ccp do? Nothing but harassment and little benefit

[@Ar1AnX1x]

it's not the smartest people that rise to the top of politics, we've seen this again and again everywhere, and its strange because a lot of them are very educated(including top Xi)but when you look at the geopolitical move they make its so stupid its mind boggling

[@giokun100]

What's the difference between CCP and USA? You have to see what they say about you.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Except Malaysia. CCP violated their airspace but they have joined brics

[@YourLocalPlushAddict]

​@@giokun100Both are the same only different ideology

[@IanSumallo]

We're NOT secretly ressuplying the Sierra madre. We have the right to ressuplying Sierra madre.

[@seekersoul3439]

Then why the action of sneak in last week. The action don’t match what the believe.

[@stanfords2978]

if you don't admit it's disbuted area, then fight for your so called 'right'.

[@meeeptheconqueror6759]

​@@seekersoul3439Huh, why don't China announce when they are resupplying their own bases? Oh wait, it's because of operational security.

[@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig]

@@stanfords2978 Woah, woah clam down. Who is the victim here?

[@IanSumallo]

@@stanfords2978 The Sierra madre is considered to be an active ship of the Philippine navy even if has been beached there for decades. It's not been disputed until recently.

[@azahel542]

"disputed' in the south china sea is like someone walking into your house and saying it's disputed who owns it.

[@MisterS.]

It's amazing how the CCP achieved having a dispute with basically all of its southern neighbors

[@sosukelele]

To be fair, they're only not in conflict with Russia because they're currently focused on the west. It's only a matter of time

[@krashme997]

@@sosukelele Putin is out there claiming NATO is encroaching on Russia territory but keeping completely silent while China is literally remaking maps while adding bits and pieces of Russia's land to her own. Somehow though, it's the West who's after Russia resources. Go figure.

[@Radam89]

@@sosukelelethey claimed Russian land in 2023, just like they’ve claimed land in India and Bhutan (amongst others)

[@MisterS.]

@@sosukelele they're probably fine as long as Putin plays the role of their errand boy

[@winzyl9546]

Southern, eastern, western, and northern. Russia is not really its friend.

[@1verstapp]

>based on a 1936 map so its not only putin who is living in the past...

[@Flipflopflopper]

From my understanding aswell, they won’t show anyone the map so people think it’s entirely made up

[@ryanspinoza6586]

That "1936 map" is also a map that scholars made in reference to the claims of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1368) too, so it's even worse than Putin's claim LOL.

[@GneissAlucard]

When China signed the UNCLOS charter, Ming dynasty maps are invalidated

[@Netabare_kin]

how about pangea map still valid?

[@kevinaa114]

which map does philippine have？

[@dandydoodigery9854]

Note: Freedom of Navigation naval exercises began in 2011 under Obama when China started dredging reefs In The SCS. This did not begin or even ramp up with Trump

[@America_bombsTSMC]

america did not sign the treaty, period.

[@PantalonRouge]

China aspires to be the hegemon in this region; yet repeatedly, it engages in acts of bullying and harassment towards its neighboring countries, such as Japan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Bhutan. How can it expect to garner support when it fails to foster peaceful coexistence and cooperation? It baffles me since this behavior drives these countries to move towards the West, a consequence entirely of China's own provocations.

[@stanfords2978]

US bully the world, still got some brainless fans.wired.

[@CoiboiXD]

​@@stanfords2978not this part of the world tho, China's the bully here

[@davedave3520]

Same with US

[@junielesparas8018]

What audacity! 😂 china playing a victim when they're the one who started by invading other country's territory 🤡

[@PantalonRouge]

@@davedave3520 The United States doesn't engage in ongoing skirmishes with countries like India, the Philippines, or Vietnam, nor does it fabricate territorial disputes with its neighbors as the CCP does. While the USA isn't perfect, it's always funny how the Chinese always deflect criticism with “Whataboutism” and the US. 😂

[@fore8564]

And some clarification to our fellow international and local viewers who are not informed or confused. The WPS (West Philippine Sea) is a part of the South China Sea that resides within the Philippine EEZ. WE ARE NOT claiming the entirety of the South China Sea, as we only use the phrase "WPS" to assert our rightful claims within our own EEZ as further reinforced by the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal.

[@America_bombsTSMC]

2016 arbitration is rubbish, how could you have an arbitration without both parties presence.

[@maestershaw8604]

​@@America_bombsTSMCwhy didn't China attend? Simple, it's because they're guilty and they know it.

[@hunsendrake2535]

“If one day China should change her color and turn into a superpower, if she too should play the tyrant in the world, and everywhere subject others to her bullying, aggression and exploitation, the people of the world should identify her as social-imperialism, expose it, oppose it and work together with the Chinese people to overthrow it.” ~ Deng Xiaoping speech at the United Nations, April 10, 1974

[@hko2006]

May Philippines and Taiwan be peaceful and prosperous in these uncertain times

[@catwbongos]

4:48 Not the Minecraft Chest as a symbol of Supplies xD

[@Dashy7u]

Didn’t even notice somehow

[@SpazzyMcGee1337]

It's not hypocritical to help reinforce international law unless that nation is also violating it.

[@senatorhung]

see the US navigate through Canada's Northwest Passage .. 1985 Polar Sea

[@MichaelDavis-mk4me]

@@senatorhung Because we allow them too. We have no reason to bar their ships crossing the Arctic, we are allies and have a free trade agreement. It would only be a problem if they fished illegally in these waters.

[@maranankarlp]

​@@MichaelDavis-mk4me Chinese language has a character for every word except cooperation.

[@annayu6386]

What’s a country means? Fighting for it. Braver you are, to join the Army fight back on your own.

[@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig]

Oh, do you meant "South Taiwan Sea" 🗿🇹🇼

[@gilbertplays]

West Philippine Sea.

[@miguellopes7627]

Southeast Asian Sea?

[@chikachyk2911]

@@gilbertplaysnahh you guys only call the West PHILIPPINES sea in your Own Parts of the South China Sea. Not the whole

[@iceteazen]

asean sea

[@luonggiaphat7946]

The East Sea*

[@Da.Shanks.]

Confirmed, West Taiwan is the *second worst country to have as a neighbor *Edit: forgot that East Ukraine still exists

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

East Turkistan agrees

[@J_X999]

"Hahaha, west Taiwan, get it 🤓☝️"

[@stanfords2978]

proved: south taiwan is weak.

[@marsdriver2501]

arguably russia is a bit worse than that

[@seekersoul3439]

Even Taiwanese don’t know what is west Taiwan. Is this another Philippines Sea or WPS term that can’t be located where it is in any map of the world.

[@xijinpig8982]

Why is the whole of Kashmir in China in the thumbnail if they dont even claim it lmao

[@lordbusiness-qs4ok]

And Hainan is not included

[@mingdan3604]

ohh old tibetan slave owners also study geography？Kashmir isn't belong to China，but Tibetan people were liberated by PLA from slave owners like u old Lama~

[@Quantum-1157]

Go watch a Bollywood movie instead of nitpicking

[@Blight-eo4yk]

@@Quantum-1157they meant that china doesn’t claim the ENTIRETY of Kashmir, just a part of it

[@sinoroman]

TLDR is a mere comedy channel

[@bosskaloi]

Why is everybody saying that countries fight over the islands? We only fight against china and not against each and every SEA countries.

[@sinoroman]

US narrative

[@SpeedyTime]

@@sinoroman where do you live? 💀 lmao

[@Lonewolf54322]

You forgot SEA countries has disputes over those islands before including PH. The difference now is that China want everything. Now the neighboring countries are now united against China.

[@Bugelaa]

Philippines have a territorial dispute with Vietnam on spratly. Lol

[@Hatermo]

​@@BugelaaVietnam opens diplomacy to talk about the dispute Unlike China where diplomacy is useless and asserting dominance by violence because they lost the international Tribunal

[@mcguigan2279]

The Chinese bots are really working overtime on this comment section 😂

[@General_MacArthur]

you mispelled filipnio bots

[@Pastelss_]

​@@General_MacArthuroops are you mad😂

[@kateryan9988]

Let's all further help the Chinese out by reducing any Made-in-China purchases whenever humanly possible.

[@seekersoul3439]

Stop using Tik Tok will be a good start too.

[@maykatv11]

@@seekersoul3439yes.

[@sinoroman]

good luck with that timmy

[@李恒达-w5j]

You guys take yourselves too seriously, clowns, that's all

[@ManongAnt2]

@@李恒达-w5jYou’re a keyboard warrior, dude. I bet you’re taking this way more seriously than any of us 💀

[@Cris88G]

Chinese pirates looking for the one piece.

[@Nxzyiee]

bruh

[@NekzLvL]

John D Cena

[@paulsteaven]

Chinese Pirates in the Philippines (CCP): Maybe the real One Piece is the islands we steal along the way...

[@平和-f7v]

pirate pine cry cry? bring back your pinoy thumb cook pag pag

[@李恒达-w5j]

Mouthed dog, nine-fingered God of war

[@Blairezz98]

Philippines protect Sabina Shoal, build a man made island there and untap the oil and gas there. Then focus on your Eastern waters in thr Philippine Rise where your deuterium is and then buy all the military weapons that you need.

[@manishkhadka6948]

They say greed comes in many shapes and sizes, and that can't be more true in geography.

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

*Short answer from a Filipino is: No, because we need the President and the Congress approval. Same with the U.S. congress. And a support from the United Nations. In that case, we can formally declare war.*

[@Toonrick12]

You do know that the last time the US Congress officially declared war on a country was on December 7th 1941, right?

[@ryanspinoza6586]

Unfortunate that the Filipinos were too professional and were ordered to not use any weapons in case of confrontation. I can guarantee that those soldiers on the boat can easily beat them in a 1:1 combat of knives and stick, as they literally founded and mastered the martial arts for it (Kali) that is used and employed by militaries and police forces across the world. And they usually have first hand experience with this type of confrontation due to the decades of jungle warfare against the communist rebels in their southern islands.

[@王校耀]

hhhh they just don't want piss off china cus their Americadad will never really help them

[@kevinaa114]

u need brain

[@Blueches]

You need to leave​@@kevinaa114

[@bonelesswatermelon420]

​@@kevinaa114 man I hope you're a paid troll, because it's just sad if you're just stupid for free

[@maranankarlp]

I will disagree. Rather, it is fortunate that these soldiers were able to handicap themselves from the apparent assault, which have saved us from a possible much bigger problem. The unfortunate thing here is they are serving under shortsighted military officials who sent them out there without a plan against these gray zone tactics. The western command should have seen this coming as China is not above nor are they new to such tactics. They have used such tactics in their border skirmish with India, and have used this before on the Vietnamese before they eventually escalated it to actual lead exchange. They should have sent these men with hand weapons mainly for their own protection more than saving face in the media.

[@AMNG1994]

I'm an International Studies professor here in the Philippines. To help Americans understand this issue, how would you feel if China decides to claim Long Island and Nantucket, forbids all your people from approaching it, and starts to use high pressure water hose on your fishermen and coast guard?

[@thomassecurename3152]

Important to us that are unfamiliar with the disputed area.

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

CCP - Chinese Communist Pirates 😂😂😂

[@sinoroman]

CPC*

[@平和-f7v]

Pirate pine lost thumb cry cry? nvmind bring back your pinoy thumb cook pag pag

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

@@平和-f7v So you support Tibet, HK, and Taiwan independence? 🤔

[@平和-f7v]

@@teachmehowtodoge1737 ya me support taiwan and HK what whatever they wanna do bcus they also Chinese, but u pinoy are other species

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

@@平和-f7v If CCP attacks your fellow Chinese in Taiwan, which side are you? 👀 👁 😵

[@knpark2025]

"Chinese sailors attacked Philippino counterparts with hammers and machetes" 🇰🇷: first time?🫠

[@mikaelsza]

🇮🇳: that's how they play!

[@hi2721]

To be fair, first time for PH though. and "Filipinos" not "Philippino". Just saying. Have a good day.

[@controllerplayer1720]

4:26 - 5:21 while china is allowing vietnam to bring their weapons and fortifying their artificial islands while prohibitting the government of the Philippines🇵🇭 to bring any construction materials, weapons and repairing those ships..

[@seekersoul3439]

Perhaps Philippines should ask the right question as why.

[@Elijahsky700]

@@seekersoul3439 why don't you ask china ASEAN THEFT OF ASIA....

[@RosanaRos3]

Vietnam and China are both Communist.

[@romeocivilino6667]

Chinese Communist Party and The Communist Party of Vietnam had Secret Agreement to Secretly Gang up the Philippines by Jointly Pursuit of their Territorial Expansionism in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea, while Vietnam would agreed to stop it's reclaiming of PRC-occupied Paracel Islands, allowing it to focus on it's Expansion in the Spratly's. Remember, that it's Vietnam whose started to occupied and subsequently Militarized it, as well as seizures of Philippine-controlled Islands thru deceptive means, and also the first to Reclaimed Formerly Low-tide Elavations that's either non-occupied but still considered part of the Philippines, they even started it by building Fishermen Shelters as an Excuse when called by the Philippines, until it went become Full-blown Militarized Station occupied by Vietnamese Military. It's also had similar Secret Agreements with Malaysia.

[@Elijahsky700]

They been deceived.. unlike Phil's knows the tentacles of this monster 💩 Pooh acting like a divorce wife whose asking some love after caught cheating....

[@Anteration]

Hello chinese bots

[@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457]

Hello CIA bots

[@Anteration]

@@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457 Yes I'm a confirmed non CIA bot

[@JosephStalin-y8x]

​@@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457 hello pro ccp

[@kagnetix6674]

@@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457 How West Taiwan

[@luonggiaphat7946]

@@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457 Hi there, would you mind getting off Paracel and Spratly, rightfully Vietnamese territories. We don't want war, but you guys occupying it is making things very difficult.

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

Oh well, Chinese foreign aggression can be impossible to avoid sometimes

[@bodkinmarks1875]

Lots of little pinks here. Hey! are u still get 50 cents for posting a comment or because of your bad economy, now ur paid 20 cents.

[@seekersoul3439]

Funny this statement come from Philippines who struggle with its own economic.

[@davedave3520]

​​@@seekersoul3439lol philippines gdp grew faster than china last year, and china is slowing down with population crisis

[@boiscooka232]

​@@davedave3520source?

[@Elijahsky700]

@@seekersoul3439 pray for your country and your leaders first...

[@insectslayer1374]

@@seekersoul3439 cope you can't scam the world forever 😂 no more made in china... China calls itself a developing country to reap the benefits while having a space program, second largest economy and the largest navy by ship count on earth tofu dreg ethic 😂

[@Notsogoodguitarguy]

China: Worries about embargo in the event of a conflict. Also China: Does their absolute best to start conflict with everyone and their mother. [Insert bike guy meme here]

[@MysteryScienceTheater-uq9ht]

Modern diplomatic relations: Pee on everyone's back, and tell them it's just the rainfall.

[@Editsdevil]

We should start calling south china sea as south sea 😮

[@mdanmariusalbarina2009]

Asean Sea or Southeast Asia Sea is much more fitting imo

[@cyronjade8602]

SEAS

[@JB-dx7fk]

“You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth”

[@Mathawakening11]

Yeah like parts of the philippines is in china's mouth china is evil like US but act like goody-goodies

[@JosephSolisAlcaydeAlberici]

The Philippines should strengthen its economy with 25-year timeframe (up to 2049) through opening up some industries currently restricted from 100% American and European FDI equity participation like hydrocarbon exploration and extraction in the Reed Bank and once they are opened to Western investors through a constitutional amendment, the Philippine government should extract 20% hydrocarbon extraction royalties and use them to fund military modernization to prepare itself in an existential war with China.

[@flmis]

Damn, intelligent huh? If this would actually happen, it'd be better for the government of the Philippines to take 50% instead, just like how Botswana gets 50% of the revenue of DeBeers in Botswana.

[@listener8228]

That's very difficult because the people like voting corrupt politicians

[@theotherohlourdespadua1131]

That is already the reality here. A few years ago, the government has lifted restrictions on certain industries from 100% foreign ownership (now includes telecommunications and energy) and are in the process of amending the constitution to allow 100% foreign ownership of other industries...

[@JosephSolisAlcaydeAlberici]

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 it was mere redefinition of what constitutes "public service" and that said law isn't fully in force because there are dozens of petitions before the Philippine Supreme Court to nullify it, arguing that mere redefinition from "public utilities" to "public services" through legislation violates Article XII, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution where it requires a constitutional amendment to allow 100% foreign-owned firms in the public utility industry. Further opening up industries to 100% foreign equity participation like natural resource extraction, ownership of public and private lands, domestic corporations, public utilities, practice of professions, educational institutions, mass media, and advertising requires constitutional amendment.

[@bobmiley9587]

@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 Keep the Chinese companies out!

[@andriaqardava3766]

Sierra madre? Like fallout new Vegas!?!

[@controllerplayer1720]

Sierra Madre is the mountain range here in the Philippines🇵🇭..

[@jesseberg3271]

Both the Philippines and Nevada (where Las Vegas is) were colonized by Spain, at one point, so they both have things named in Spanish. Finding a Sierra Madre in the Philippines and another in the US Southwest is like finding a place called Hidden Valley in the US and another in Australia.

[@hentype]

Dong Tai Ni: 2 inches

[@kbvlogs9299]

Only problem for China is the United States as an American I’m telling u our top military leaders won’t let that happen the United States and the filipino army have good relations we have fight alone side the filipino army in a lot of key battles thru out the past 100 years if they need help we will be there

[@iceteazen]

not to mention it would endanger Guam if Luzon fall to the chinese. that would bring Guam in range of some missiles.

[@jesseberg3271]

Any conventional US President will stand by our allies in the Philippines and Taiwan. But politics has gotten weird in the last few years, and we have to see what the long term holds.

[@BiGJefe167]

So China claim that that territory is their when it belongs to the Philippines

[@iambicpentakill971]

No new negotiation needed. It was already negotiated. Why would anyone believe that China would stand by a new agreement when they aren't standing by any of the current ones?

[@Galaxy_crystal_star_queen]

.. that's scary

[@superghostcapito7649]

Pray for peace 😢 no war please

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

Imagine if India will claim the Indian Ocean 😂😂

[@PIXELS_WORLDMUSIC02ND]

buwahahaha that would be kinda similar from xi's based rule hahaha

[@ingstimated1873]

I dare to believe that if India had a fleet as large as China's, they would do the same as China.

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

@@ingstimated1873 China can't even sustain their crumbling real estate industry. Thousands of banks are closing because of it. A lot of local Chinese can't withdraw their money. Where did it go? 🤔

[@admiralburger]

​@@ingstimated1873nope. They will never do that. That's against their foreign policies.

[@teachmehowtodoge1737]

@@ingstimated1873 A lot of local chinese can't withdraw their money in the banks in China. Where did the money go? 🤔

[@MLHunt]

Melee weapons? Geopolitics is often referred to as a game, but I've always thought Risk not WoW.

[@TimeMakerDotPH]

All of this wouldn't happen at all had our stoop¡d senate decided to extend the US bases treaty in the 90s but instead of thinking about the country's geopolitical and long-term interests, they chose to appease the protesting national democrats/NatDems (loud minority leftist nationalists). The withdrawal of US bases led to a power vacuum in the region that China took advantage of. Even countries with large economy, modern military, and matured democracy like Japan and South Korea decided to retain their US bases. And fun fact, the senate president who pushed this disaster in the making lost so badly when he decided to run for president a year later.

[@controllerplayer1720]

mga kasabwat kasi ng china ang mga 'yon.. may duda din ako diyan kay gloria..

[@CoiboiXD]

​@@controllerplayer1720false, China wouldn't have a reason to do so. And removing the bases have been a movement since the 70s and during the Martial Law era, it was even questioned during the 1981 election.

[@davedave3520]

China has a dispute with japan so nah that would not affect anything

[@annayu6386]

Telling nonsense you naive! They can set down a new contract immediately to announce to the world that they willing. They will destroy any contract when they unwilling. How do you think they will be limited? They are the one to decide it. The truth is they will not. Fighting your self for your rights and beliefs! You will be recorded in the history as a braver.

[@JenniferA886]

Great presentation skills. Respect 👍👍👍🍺

[@JohnPeter-nc4jg]

Hey guys, that ceramic cactus is about to fall off the shelf again.

[@shantanusapru]

Q: Could China and the Philippines Go To War Over a Reef? A: No. There! I saved everyone's 8 mins!

[@katynewt]

You put Kashmir as part of China, then excluded Hainan...!? 🧐

[@mikaelsza]

😂

[@amb163]

China needs to stop being a bully.

[@revanthreddy7878]

Thumbnail went too far china has some conflict with INDIA'S KASHMIR not with whole Kashmir

[@12time12]

The U.S. hasn’t ratified the conventions but still strictly abides by it, so it isn’t really hypocritical as you say. You don’t see the U.S. Navy setting up off the coast of some random country and terraforming an island to militarize. The Philippines are our Allies along side Japan and South Korea, the laws of the sea permit free navigation for all. It’s also straight up imperialism and not kosher to be stealing land in the modern day.

[@Ionel714]

I feel bad for the Chinese for having to live beneath these idiots

[@maykatv11]

Greedy Chinese

[@admiralburger]

I would rather feel bad for those 20 countries who live near china and have to fight for their territories.

[@Mathawakening11]

China is grabbing land in parts of philippines who are the idiots

[@michellecatayas5317]

Paid trolls. @lonel714 are you idiot? as you can see the ayungin shoal is very near to Palawan, Philippines and it is very far from China. How come China claim that shoal if it is very near our island. We can barely see the chinese ship while swimming in these beautiful islands. Thats horrible! Its near us, we dont feel security at all

[@xIMartylx_]

why would you feel bad

[@alexcooke7413]

Can you please cover the Alice Guo scandal in the Philippines? It’s another example of Chinese infiltration into our country

[@kevincronk7981]

As an American I can never understand why we refuse to sign so many international agreements, we're supposed to be the leaders of the international community but we keep acting like we're not even a member of it

[@WallNutBreaker524]

That's called "Being a Superpower", you can make rules but not follow them just like what China is doing in the territories of it's neighbors.

[@gideonmele1556]

@@kevincronk7981 there’s a degree of isolationism inherent to the US consciousness likewise it’s to keep from being tied down and forced to pull up other countries later. Probably a degree of strategic ambiguity allowing them a freer hand in how they handle situations. The US signs a lot of 1v1 treaties as well which achieve similar effects

[@kevincronk7981]

@gideonmele1556 if we don't want to follow the rules, either they're bad rules and they should be changed (probably not the case when it comes to most big international treaties), or we're doing something wrong and need to change our behavior, as well as sign the treaties that require countries to not to bad stuff

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Seems KZbin deleted or hid my reply but notified me of replies here. What a dog shit platform. As I said previously, it's because America is a superpower who can make and ignore rules like China is doing now.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Fuck KZbin

[@davidwebb4904]

It would be a short fight…..

[@AliAlexRG]

nah usa has millitary alliance with philippines

[@SPOOKIEMOOKe]

Vietnam would historically disagree

[@SimpleGeopolitics24]

I don't think so

[@davidwebb4904]

@@AliAlexRG US military are too busy in Ukraine and in Palestine. Not to mention the fact that the US military industrial complex, is literally bankrupting the country.

[@C-Farsene_5]

Like with Russia and Ukraine?

[@BrendanP]

Just crazy what's going on down there.

[@flamingknight5130]

The uncircumcised pirates armed with axes and knives but afraid of scissors ✂️😂

[@seekersoul3439]

And best of all, Philippines special Navy Seal who lost their arm to China marine police and sacrificed the thumb to Nemo in the sea.

[@flamingknight5130]

@@seekersoul3439 because of uncircumcised pirates very brave but uncircumcised 😂

[@davedave3520]

​@@seekersoul3439lol 5 chinese boats having a hard time vs 1 small philippine boat

[@davedave3520]

​@@seekersoul3439if china is struggling with philippines what more to taiwan

[@flamingknight5130]

@@seekersoul3439 so brave but the hotdogs are uncircumcised 😂

[@mikhaildankidoteodoro3002]

Thank you for tackling this topic.

[@divinejusticefeelsgood]

China's claims has the same argument and logic as the Greece's claims in the east Mediterranean against Turkey.

[@a_kazakis]

Wait what? The 2 situations have nothing in common. Greek islands in the Mediterranean are actually inhabited by Greeks (and have been inhabited for thousands of years). China here is trying to claim an almost underwater reef, that is obviously uninhabited. Also, Greek islands are within Greece's exclusive economic zone, unlike China's claims. There are literally no parallels in the two situations.

[@schiefer1103]

You have no idea about European History, I see.

[@Ben.....]

Your wrong. The Greeks were ethnically cleansed from areas within the last 125 years. "China" is claiming areas they likely never controlled.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

... No? There's still Greeks living on those islands?

[@iceteazen]

those islands don't have Chinese living in them. in fact its mostly the Cham people and the Tagalogs that historically control those islands. the Han Chinese dynasties was never recognize as maritime states. Austronesian people historically dominates the SCS since Austronesians was a maritime culture. While the Han Chinese where stuck on the mainland for hundreds of years the Austronesians already explored the large indian ocean and pacific ocean and occupied Hawaii and Madagascar before the Han Chinese even sailed to the Spratlys.

[@eduardoalegre6415]

Respect the rules of law in UNCLOS is the Peace and stability in the region

[@ZhenYae]

As if the Anglo-Saxons and Juice care about the UN, ICC. UNCLOS is a joke. kzbin.infoUgkxPK17_fLBRKvd395Z_I8raYKnQGC6v5bS?si=fS9jVpZwb8ThiL5M

[@MarloValdez-r7r]

Don't underestimate Philippines.

[@mjfullente3359]

5 Nations lived together in harmony, then everything change the China attacked. Man!!!! Sounds like an Avatar The Last Airbender Intro 😂

[@sjg2024]

So first Taiwan which hasn't happened yet, now Phillipines?

[@Tmb1112]

Tensions did not peak when Trump sent ships… that’s silly. The US has always had a lot of ships near its ALLY in the Philippines. Tensions have been rising for a decade as China builds military bases in the Philippines’ waters and attacks its fishermen. Weird way to start the video

[@Cipher422]

So what if the Philippine Government reinforces the BRP Sierra Madre? The ship lies within the EEZ of the Philippines, therefore its government has the right to do whatever it needs to make sure its troops are taken cared of. It doesn’t need to ask permission from anyone to do so.

[@TheWalklingPractice]

Finding the Sierra Madre, that's not the hard part. It's letting go.

[@junielesparas8018]

"Over a reef"? Gurl that area has billions of oil and gas reserves , shipping lane worth billions , center for marine biological conservation , rich of marine resources like fish , crabs , and etc. Which help countries to tackle hunger and starvation , billions of marine rocks or underwater mining like iron ore and etc. So is this rock worth ? 😂😂😂😅🤡

[@lordbusiness-qs4ok]

Why does China have all of Kashmir? Including stuff they don’t even claim 😂

[@vernon121]

The world needs to chill out. Life for all of us is immeasurably better than life 100 years ago. Why ruin it over small disputes that might escalate to something much more serious? No to WW3.

[@renaatsenechal]

Nice TLDR officially calls both China and Taiwan a country.

[@lythd]

1:08 audio says square kilometers, text says cubic kilometers

[@insectslayer1374]

was gonna say it's white ships(coast guards) not gray ships(navy) involved in the disputes because China is using grayzone tactics but that minecraft chest caught me off guard

[@emipineda9590]

As a Philippino I hopefully China and Philippines both sides need peace ✌️✌️ nothing war ok❤❤❤

[@JackHankeAnd]

The US refusal to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is very stupid, but it's obviously not hypocritical of us to expect other countries to abide by treaties they joined, whether or not we ourselves are a part of them. Nobody has any obligation to sign and ratify a treaty in the first place, but those who do are clearly obliged to abide by them, and arguing as much is hardly an act of hypocrisy. (We also abide by the Law of the Sea in practice, as a matter of policy, so whether or not we ratified it isn't really that significant, especially in this context.)

[@NatureXwars]

What's with the bad camera contrast? That hazy hue is hurting my eyes...

[@tynovel]

2:15 it was mentioned that each of the claimants occupy at least one of the islands. Which island is occupied by Brunei?

[@controllerplayer1720]

Brunie🇧🇳 even gave their land as a gift on the sultanate of sulu and later the british oil company and monarchs in that country gave Sabah into Malaysia🇲🇾.. Brunie🇧🇳 has a lot on their nation..

[@Matt-yw3ow]

The West Philippine Sea refers to the western territorial sea and western EEZ of the Philippines, which is the eastern part of the South China Sea. This is in accordance with international law and Philippine domestic law. Only the PH has sovereign rights over its EEZ. The other maritime countries surrounding the SCS also have their own EEZs that make up the SCS; like the northern sea of Indonesia (southern SCS) and the eastern sea of Vietnam (western SCS).

[@RicaCagalcal-ws8kd]

This displays anything, philipines just got minecraft chest.... 5:57

[@controllerplayer1720]

china is using the innocent passage..

[@sirloin869]

yup

[@caseypenk]

I don’t think it’s hypocritical for the US to utilize their rights under the maritime law. Even if the House and Senate fail to adopt the law, the US military needs to defend our national security and that means utilizing our rights to use other seas (beyond a certain distance from the country) under the maritime law.

[@General_MacArthur]

Sorry no can do LOL deal with this urself 😂

[@rubyiiiii]

oh come on i live in the philippines i'm so dead

[@caseypenk]

They claim 80-90% of the South China Sea based on one unofficial map?

[@joanamariecollado132]

ATIN ANG WEST PHILIPPINE SEA💪👊

[@IndianToad]

Free philippines 🇵🇭

[@王龙-d6f]

OK Lets us talk about Hawaii and USA， very far away.

[@skipperson4077]

closest continental landmass to Hawaii is the US, California to be specific. Closest island is tiny Kiritimati atoll.

[@057MU]

If the Chinese Navy were to enter into a naval battle, it would be the first time in about 130 years since it suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Japanese Navy in the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

[@chiupolini]

I disagree with the video comment that the claim by China to the atoll was "illegitimate" or in conflict with the UNCLS. The fact is under Article 209 (1)(a)(i) of UNCLS China has already declared that it does not accept the UNCLS Tribunal had right to determine China's claims for sovereignty over islands or atolls in, among others, the South China Sea. It is in any event a mistake to think that the Tribunal had awarded the sovereignty of the atolls to the Philippines under the UNCLS. In the UNCLS Tribunal's Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility delivered on 29 October 2015, para. 8 reads: "8. Conscious that the Convention is not concerned with territorial disputes, the Philippines has stated at all stages of this arbitration that it is not asking this Tribunal to rule on the territorial sovereignty aspect of its disputes with China. Similarly, conscious that in 2006 China made a declaration, in accordance with the Convention, to exclude maritime boundary delimitations from its acceptance of compulsory dispute settlement procedures under the Convention, the Philippines has stated that it is not asking this Tribunal to delimit any maritime boundaries." The eventual award was made on the false basis that China was NOT making a claim for "historical title" to the entirety of the South China Sea (which China has all along been claiming, and which would deprive the Tribunal of authority to hear the dispute). A Note Verbale from China to Manila on 6th July 2011 produced to the Tribunal, and which refers to "waters of which China has historical titles including sovereign rights and jurisdiction", was tersely assumed by the Tribunal as "an error in translation or an instance of imperfect drafting": see para. 227 of the Award delivered on to the 12 July 2016. By such ridiculous "assumption" over China's diplomatic letter, the Tribunal gave itself authority to determine the maritime rights between the Philippines and China under UNCLS which it had otherwise no power to decide. The fact that China has, by the latest since the beginning of the 19th century been claiming sovereignty over all the islands and atolls of the South China Sea is well documented. When China refused to participate in the arbitration, such evidence was never presented by the Philippines to the Tribunal for understandable reasons. How on earth can one expect China to recognize the Tribunal's Award?

[@darkstarkenster]

How about Hawaii ?

[@theheiroflotharingia8543]

my ape brain upon hearing "Sierra Madre" immediately thought, "It's about letting go"

[@Ugapiku]

0:34 LMAO MINECRAFT CHEST

[@DaniloManuntag-ex9pw]

The Philippines strengthens alliance with US, Japan, South Korea, Canada, France, Australia, Germany, and other like-minded countries; together conduct joint patrols and exercises to uphold the rule of law and freedom of navigation. Facing threat of a big navy, militia vessels, hypersonic missiles and artificial islands military bases China built on Johnson reef, Fiery Cross reef, Subi reef, and Mischief reef, the US, should deploy more Typhon missile systems, with tomahawk and long range hypersonic missiles on Philippine sites to deter/counter China's expansionism. The Philippines strengthens defense capability: more ships, fighter jets, anti-ship missiles, anti- ship drones, HIMARS , radar systems,

[@darrenaquino2643]

They are two Chinese, Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese..one is communist ad the other is democracy..

[@tzeyangz]

did she say "century" instead of "decade" 0:06

[@bentrinker1937]

Chinese brinksmanship in the region is insane.

[@theconqueringram5295]

China is collecting enemies like a kid collects Pokemon cards.

[@Kuya_Gil]

China's 🇨🇳 Greedy Expansionism.

[@MiniOre2]

can we not