The Escalating Sino-Philippine South China Sea Dispute Explained

[@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.

[@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

[@Graatand]

“If one day China should change her colour 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 addressing the UN general assembly in 1974

[@JustArtsCreations]

Man, i forgot about this quote...goosebumps...

[@yjnbvjciia]

你们不是不喜欢中国共产党吗，怎么现在又引用他的话啊🤣

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Whoever Deng Xiaoping is, he predicted the Future. 😢

[@WallNutBreaker524]

​@@yjnbvjciia Wumao Bot. 😂

[@matthewmiller6568]

​@@WallNutBreaker524 he was the president of China who opened China to the world and reformed the economy

[@justsomehungarian]

The C.C.P. trying not to steal more of the south china sea challenge(impossible).

[@flmis]

Lol 😂 unfortunately this is true ):

[@StarterOffical-Jousha-lf6ig]

Long live Xinjiang Pooh

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

It's kinda funny when foreigners blame the CCP for things they're not responsible for while completely ignoring the things Chinese people are mad at them for. The SCS disputes predates the CCP's reign. And Taiwan claims the exact same region. But god forbid the Chinese is claiming what they have been claiming for centuries, right?

[@emann6613]

Trueee

[@stanfords2978]

hope you comment comfort the poor soldier

[@azahel542]

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

[@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？

[@bentrinker1937]

As an American I stand behind our Filipino allies. 🇵🇭🤝🇺🇸

[@ChrisJeffersonSabdula-b2u]

🔥🔥🔥

[@DeprivedJuice]

*Bald Eagle and Philippine Eagle noises*

[@lincolneserio7620]

​@@DeprivedJuicePirate Dragon is. MAKING NOISE TOO.

[@yjnbvjciia]

美国能不能拿出点实际行动支持？只会用嘴支持吗😅

[@AbuNazir-p9k]

Expressions of support lacking military endorsement is inconsequential. The United States government is not in a position to conscript its citizens into conflict for the benefit of a select few wealthy individuals and corporations over international territories. The United States would never enter into a conflict with China over the Philippines' contested territories, similar to its non-involvement with Russia over Crimea, Donbass and other Ukrainian territories, or the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, nor in reaction to the slow encroachment on Georgian lands predominantly inhabited by ethnic Georgians. Likewise, the United States will take military action against China regarding Taiwan, aside from temporary sanctions and more arms sales similar to Ukraine.

[@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.

[@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.

[@pjhgerlach]

It's not a dispute. It's Filipino.

[@blazingfire_0712]

You do know that Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan also has claims on the sea?

[@jeomaiduldulao6655]

​@@blazingfire_0712, yes and unlike pirate china, those countries are peacefuly settling this disputes with the philippines!

[@fkoff7649]

@@blazingfire_0712 BUT PHILIPPINES HAS THE MORE RIGHT TO IT PARTICULARLY THE SPRATLY'S ISLANDS AND SCARBOROUGH SHOAL. IT'S MUCH NEARER PHILIPPINES THAN CHINA OR VIETNAM, TAIWAN OR MALAYSIA.

[@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457]

@@jeomaiduldulao6655I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Literally last year Vietnam almost got into a fight with The Philippines.

[@jeomaiduldulao6655]

​@@xiaolongbaoenthusiaist457Keyword there is "almost". Vietnam, Malaysia and PH is scheduled now to meet in the UN to settle disputes. its a court, so it will take years of "give and take" negotiations before anything is settled, but atleast this is more civilized than china's approach

[@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. 😂

[@hko2006]

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

[@aoira111]

ATIN ANG WEST PHILIPPINE SEA ✊🏼🇵🇭

[@xiaoxingcai8956]

不，它属于中国

[@samisinsans]

@@xiaoxingcai8956no

[@mrs8794]

@@xiaoxingcai8956 nah

[@Hatermo]

​@@xiaoxingcai8956nah

[@纱雾和泉-n1u]

"The West Philippine Sea" sounds like a joke😅😅

[@mcguigan2279]

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

[@General_MacArthur]

you mispelled filipnio bots

[@Pastelss_]

​@@General_MacArthuroops are you mad😂

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@ZeroAce7]

The U.S. freedom of navigation exercises are obviously not hypocritical. Whether the US ratifies the Law of the Sea or not, they still assert they have the right to sail in those waters. What IS hypocritical is China having signed on to respect those boundaries and then not respecting those boundaries.

[@sensei4042]

Agreed, but it's still important to acknowledge both side's flaws and shortcomings. It's kinda strange enforcing a law you never REALLY agreed with, so...

[@dtsai]

When I was a kid, I remember hearing all these other kids telling each other wrong info. Then I realized that's why and how people think the USA is wrong because most adults have below avg education. After WW2, the USA owned half the world, and everyone was shocked that the USA let everyone be free instead of colonies. The biggest winner of this freedom was China because USA gave them all the jobs and money and even protected China's oil supply with middle east conflicts. The homeless people are homeless because their jobs and money are in China. Like Energy and Matter, money doesn't get destroyed, it moves from country to country and the country with the most unbalanced growth is China. The USA didn't need oil, that was for everyone else and especially China. China and Russia knows the UN will allow countries to be invaded and taken over like Xinjiang if they have riots so they promote instability around the world, while the USA promotes stability because that's the job all the countries want them to do or they won't exist. Stupidly, China has the most to lose if things change because they are the biggest winner of the status quo.

[@ZeroAce7]

@@sensei4042 I mean switch the context. If you sign a contract with a landlord that says they can’t enter your apartment unannounced without at least 1 day of prior notice and they repeatedly violate this contract, are you suggesting a lawyer can’t bring up the landlord’s flagrant disregard for the contract they signed with the tenant because the lawyer didn’t also sign it? Am I allowed to mention China not following through on the Law of the Seas because I haven’t signed it?

[@maranankarlp]

​@@sensei4042It's allies signed to it so...

[@李恒达-w5j]

American double-tagged dog. That's a big double-tagged dog

[@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.

[@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 💀

[@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*

[@controllerplayer1720]

the ruling party in china and their henchmen are claiming the islands of our country from within the 200 nautical mile sovereign rights territorial water and exclusive economic zone of the Philippines🇵🇭.. Bajo De Masinloc known as Scarborough Shoal is about 130 to 150 nautical miles away from Masinloc Zambales while Ayungin Shoal is about 120 to 130 nautical miles away from Palawan Island.. the ruling party in china and their henchmen is the one who provokes because of their aggressive behaviour and abusive actions on the West Philippine🇵🇭Sea.. the Philippines🇵🇭 is not the problem here..and the problem is china because they are claiming the entire sea by using their 9 or 10 dash line which is only created by chiang kai-shek of the kuomintang party known as the kmt party back in 1947 before mao zedong took the seat of power in china.. china is also using the innocent passage of the unclos.. they are passing at 30 to 50 nautical miles near the coastlines of the western parts of the Philippines🇵🇭.. china navy went also in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi which is in Mindanao Philippines🇵🇭 few weeks or month ago..

[@kevinaa114]

uneducated

[@watermenlon3617]

@@kevinaa114 all your comments seem to reflect yourself having room temperature iq. Go back to school little pink

[@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

[@manishkhadka6948]

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

[@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.

[@catwbongos]

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

[@Dashy7u]

Didn’t even notice somehow

[@CaptainBlitz]

I love British English sometimes; "3.5 million square kilometer BIT of sea" ah yes a "bit" of sea. XD

[@RealLifeW0rld]

It's "bit" with the Royal Navy's historical standards xD

[@DangerAngelous]

Were number 1, were number 1…

[@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

[@JuanPabloTravels]

Bro I'm in Palawan that's super scary!!

[@gilliebeann]

damn I was hoping to go vacay there in a few weeks

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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?

[@marcellinma6169]

Sierra Madre - "Finding it, though, that's not the hard part. It's letting go."

[@demitskill9103]

you're telling me the CCP sent guys with machetes to attack the phillipine's coast?

[@ryanspinoza6586]

Quite expected if you're being governed by thugs, they did the same to India. Sad part is, the Filipinos in those boat can easily beat them in a 1:1 combat of knives and stick, as they literally founded the martial arts for it (Kali) that is used and employed by militaries and police force across the world. They usually have first hand experience with this type of conflict due to the decades of jungle warfare against the communist rebels in their southern islands but they were ordered to not use any weapons in case of confrontation.

[@jskksjjskksj]

Yes they evolved into pirates

[@insectslayer1374]

there be treasure

[@thomassecurename3152]

Important to us that are unfamiliar with the disputed area.

[@danilomanuntag1706]

The Philippines claim on the Spratleys (Los Bajos de Paragua) Second Thomas shoal (Ayungin shoal) and Panacot (Scarborough shoal) is supported by the 1898Treaty of Paris as magnified, amended by the 1900 Treaty of Washington to include the Scarborougj shoal, (Panacot,), Second Thomas shosl (Ayungin shoal), and Spratleys (Los Bajos de Paragua) and all islands of the Philippine archipelago lying outside the Paris treaty lines. The 1734 Velarde shows the Philippine archipelagic territory under the Spanish rule, whereas all China dynasties maps shows Hainan the southern most territory of China

[@anitagubalane7510]

The Philippines is not starting the war nor escalating the situation in the South China Sea. It was started by China since 2010. Philippines has a legally claims at West Philippine Sea. Because of Hague International Tribunal Court 2016.

[@ThisGuyCarlo]

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

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

According to the Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces Gen Brawner, and Western Command GOC RAdm Torres Jr, the CCG rammed and boarded the RHIBs. Because of the ramming speed, the CCG's RHIB went over, the Philippine Navy RHIB. The sailor lost his thumb because of the ram when he was bracing onto the boat. The 2 Philippine Navy RHIBs were overwhelmed and squeezed by 8 CCG RHIBs. The CCG also smashed navigation equipment, looted the disassembled and encased rifles (dumping them later), smashed the outboard motor of the Philippine Navy RHIB, and slashed the RHIB with the bladed weapons they brandished against the sailors. None of the Philippine Navy sailors were armed as SOP in the resupply mission to avoid misperception of an armed operation.

[@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

[@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? 👀 👁 😵

[@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!

[@thomassecurename3152]

Nicely done produced and delivered.

[@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....

[@Galaxy_crystal_star_queen]

.. that's scary

[@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.

[@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.

[@pradeepmagan6951]

Hope so as China needs to stop bullying countries around them

[@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? 🤔

[@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 😂

[@JenniferA886]

Great presentation skills. Respect 👍👍👍🍺

[@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

[@shantanusapru]

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

[@BiGJefe167]

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

[@MarkVilches]

This is nightmare.. there should be peace

[@davidmatthewtahaw1486]

Thats so close to palawan i never realize just how close that was, to say itsnot apart of our Economic zone is pure insanity its so far from their territorial waters to be apart of it. To be that close then claim not to, sure we did ram a ww2 ships their but its literally within the wps, whats next they claim palawans theirs?

[@superghostcapito7649]

Pray for peace 😢 no war please

[@juanDE1703]

Hahahaha the Ad with sunak😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikhaildankidoteodoro3002]

Thank you for tackling this topic.

[@JohnPeter-nc4jg]

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

[@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.

[@freindlich8112]

You're wrong the last few years haven't taught us that escalation spirals can be surprisingly difficult to defuse. It showed us that it is surprisingly difficult to say when and with what severity a dictator will start a war of expansion.

[@kedarwalavalkar6861]

Seriously, are you guys being funded by the Chinese. I am an Indian and was shocked to see that you have shown the entirety of J/K as part of China in the thumbnail, when infact it is India's land. This is not the first time either. I request you to make the necessary changes

[@boonp.7935]

I have noticed they are favoring CCP.

[@Thallidus]

dude, it was probably an accident

[@Ar1AnX1x]

yeah they're taking money from china in a video they call china's claims ridiculous, what are you talking about dude

[@fintomoon]

but they've excluded Hainan, sooooo....

[@kedarwalavalkar6861]

@@Thallidus I don't actually mean to accuse them of being chinese-funded, but they have shown the incorrect map of India when the video topic is China more than once . Also it shows poor journalism on their part if nothing else.

[@BrendanP]

Just crazy what's going on down there.

[@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

[@LuisRomeroLopez]

How does claiming like 80% of the South Sea, to a few miles from Philippine and Vietnamese coast, seems to be a reasonable idea for the CCP? Did the CCP really expect them to just sit idly by?

[@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.

[@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?

[@revanthreddy7878]

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

[@MLHunt]

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

[@xiazhijiu]

If a country is small but does not behave humbly, has little power but does not fear the powerful ones, is rude and insults its powerful neighbors, is greedy, headstrong and inept in forming friendships, it will perish. -- "Signs of a Failing State" by Han Feizi

[@gazzman6547]

Using your logic.Then why China does not give up its territory to Russia because Russia more powerful than China?

[@xiazhijiu]

@@gazzman6547 Your level of understanding is limited and you have misunderstood this famous sentence.

[@katynewt]

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

[@mikaelsza]

😂

[@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.

[@LalarongLalaki]

Imperialism with chinese characteristics!

[@jdng86]

Wait until Atlantis announces it lives there too.

[@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

[@filipinophile8148]

It should be noted that China legally declared in 1932 that its southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels (prior to this, their southernmost claimed territory was limited to Hainan island ONLY). 1932 was the year they first claimed any feature south of Hainan island and announced it to the international community. The Vietnamese were the first to claim the Paracels decades before 1932. When France occupied six features in the Spratlys in 1933, China did NOT protest, as they have declared that their southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels a year earlier. In 1934, China again declared that their southernmost territory was the Paracels, specifically Triton Island. Meaning, by international law, they recognize that anything south of the Paracels are NOT Chinese territories. They only changed it in 1946, they created a modern map and started saying that Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly was their "historic territory" even though they admitted twice before that their southernmost territory was limited to the Paracels "specifically Triton Island". It should also be noted that China itself re-published all its ancient maps in three volumes in 1990, 1994, and 1997. All of there "ancient and historical maps" showed that the southernmost territory was Hainan. They afterwards pulled back those books after they realizes that their actual ancient and historical maps were against the ridiculous claims! The re-publication of those maps literally doomed themselves in regards to their claims! The ground for their claims is flimsy at best and can easily be defeated in court, which was seen during the Philippines v China case that effectively invalidated China's dashed claims in 2016. In should be magnified that during the court proceedings, China itself sent a legally-binding Note Verbale, where they reiterated their recognition of the 1900 Treaty of Washington and the 1930 US-UK Treaty, which recognizes Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands as exclusive territories of the Philippines! They literally aided the Philippines' case with their own arguments!

[@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

[@ArifSetiawan-k2o]

Yesterday Indonesia was bullied by China, instead China withdrew, but China attacked the Philippines very badly until the Philippine military lost a finger, the Philippines bought tanks warships from Indonesia, Indonesia's military budget made 125 billion, Philippine actually has a lot of money, but severe corruption

[@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 😂

[@MarloValdez-r7r]

Don't underestimate Philippines.

[@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?

[@Mark-v9u7x]

No nine dash line, no assertiveness, no tension, no problem...

[@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.

[@TheWalklingPractice]

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

[@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

[@amb163]

China needs to stop being a bully.

[@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.

[@johndorilag4129]

A Chinese admiral was once quoted claiming the whole Pacific Ocean as "Chinese sphere"

[@emipineda9590]

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

[@RodelBeup]

And the USELESS UN IS SILENT ABOUT THIS WHATS THE USE OF THAT ORGANIZATION THO

[@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.

[@lisarchun4275]

As a Malaysian :Bro I'm scared

[@CarlosGuzman-kq4rj]

we are on red alert right now U.S. FRANCE and AUSTRALIA are helping the PHILIPPINES and are defending the Philippines right now

[@renaatsenechal]

Nice TLDR officially calls both China and Taiwan a country.

[@nivanplays295]

Kabayan Don't sell shares, selling shares is selling the country. They are asking 40% or 50% shares? That's how low they will treat us. Low-ball. No respect. Unacceptable. Don't give away our territory. Accept only "Royalty Financing". Ways around it? "Royalty Financing"