The South China Sea dispute explained

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China and several of its neighbours have been involved in a decades-long dispute over who controls the South China Sea. China claims most of the sea as its territory, but the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan say parts of the sea belong to them. Tensions have risen over the years and resulted in several confrontations as well as US involvement. The South China Morning Post looks at the origins of the dispute, what these countries are fighting over and what they’re doing to assert their territorial claims.
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[@HO1ySh33t]

China: We're promoting peace and harmony Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan: you wut?

[@user-ku1kh9so5g]

*world

[@tengteng4076]

@comment sense you represent your country china very well....a bully

[@tengteng4076]

@comment sense oohh!!....volunteering to be a province of china for our survival....you want us to accept the robbery of china in south china sea in broad daylight...grabbing territories of other nations by simple comical historical claim...

[@tengteng4076]

@comment sense i never expected that you know the word INNOVATION...china steal...ohh, i am sorry...china copied almost everything...your favorite word is FAKE...and i was surprised that professors in china were terminated because of no innovation...

[@tengteng4076]

@comment sense oohh...you may now return to taiwanese aboriginal the island of taiwan...chinese were intruders in the island of formosa...

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

this sounds like a chinese perspective on the matter. showing philippine actions only rather than chinese actions besides the island reclamation

[@rcl998]

china is building Island and that is the biggest action they can do

[@guestguest4023]

China's enemies are those who want to weaken China and commit genocide against China. USA is jealous of China's growth and innovation. Therefore, USA wants to attack China's economy by having an unfair trade war with China. USA also wants to starve the Chinese by blocking China from harvesting resources from SCS. Starving the aboriginals by killing the bisons is how White Americans committed genocide against their aboriginals. Taiwan and Hong Kong want to break away from China and make China weaker. This world is based on POWER. Whoever has more power wins.

[@guestguest4023]

China may have Taiwanese spies working in China. They purposely make garbage products as "Made in China" and export them overseas to ruin China's product reputations.

[@battleship217]

@@guestguest4023 why would we do that? Your government does it for us

[@epraizer999]

@@guestguest4023 Hail comrade! How fare goes our 50 cent army?

[@jayclawwit6489]

Not counting the harassment of the Chinese to the Filipino fishermen in the region?

[@haileeyang]

Chinese have been in the South China Sea for centuries. You Philipines was not even a country, only a colony to Spain, your first colonial masters. There are more Chinese in Philipines than other people. So you should be friend with China !

[@carlalin3263]

@@haileeyang uh

[@vinhlong7347]

@@haileeyang Have been in SCS in your dream. They gave up those islands since Song dynasty, Vietnam occupied both Paracel and Spratly Island since 14th century, China only started to invade them in 1974 and 1988, enlisting the chaotic of Vietnam situation. Do you need me to list some maps of China from 18th century until pre-1958? SCS is even not on your map but the whole nation is claiming that they have been there since ancient time 🤡

[@haileeyang]

@@vinhlong7347 Now China is regaining her world power, so stop dreaming yourself and rethink seriously that China is the master of South China Sea !

[@sticko3993]

@@haileeyang nice one use your power harass other country and call your self master of the sea great what's next occupy other countries

[@leovazquez6476]

200 NAUTUCAL MILES FROM THE PHILIPPINES IS CONSIDERED THEIR TERRITORY, THIS APPLIES TO ALL OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL.

[@aalokdhonju5809]

But China claimed it in 1912. Philippines didn't even existed nor the UN. And you all guys a re Chinese internally. Chill bro don't claim now China has historical facts backing it.

[@Dept246]

Isn’t it 12 miles territorial waters and 200 miles exclusive economic zone?

[@vegitofl]

@@aalokdhonju5809 That makes that 1912 claim outdated then. That was over 100 years ago!! That historical claim/ownershio has come and gone.

[@aureliojosephfieldad2833]

@@aalokdhonju5809 based on your statement, the whole part of china claims by the mongolia

[@iamdantv7725]

@@aalokdhonju5809 tf- we ain't chinese internally. Plus, Philippines also have historical facts backing that some of those waters are ours. Google "Murillo-Velarde Map", it's the "Mother of all Philippine Maps" and it won the case for the spratlys at the United Nations.

[@braziliancrystals6054]

2:31 China trying to play innocent victim lol that's funny

[@trumpdonald4955]

South China Sea belongs to China for certain.

[@xilenshot123]

Let the tribunal speak 😂😂 Lets be honest it is closest from the Philippines

[@m3c4nyku43]

@@xilenshot123 Ok then give Guam to China because they are closer to it.

[@giangtran2585]

@I am Proud of Chinese Life 华人的生活 it's because the government in your country said that but it will NEVER be recommended belong to china whatever. We, Vietnamese people are here to agaisnt what Chinese government do to our East Sea. 9 dash line is just a ridiculous plan of china government and people love peace all over the world won't let them do that anyway SO BACK OFF CHINA

[@user-re1my6jk2r]

@@giangtran2585 You're a bug.

[@adrianrey2150]

They said China has a map 70 years ago, but they don't know philippines has a map of it 320 years ago

[@markcortez2620]

@Hoy Sum in your dreams.. the historical map of china is within the level of taiwan... not the 9 dash line

[@kuyagelo8396]

@Hoy Sum ur Zenghee did not reach phillipine boundary ! in zenghee time that sea is called champa sea... and that islands are controlled by sultnenate of sulu... go back to school educate urself kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHi6lJqBg7KroNE

[@kuyagelo8396]

@Hoy Sum thats is purely a lie of a century ! ....

[@kuyagelo8396]

@Hoy Sum china has no ligal basis base oh history.. in the othe hand phillipines own that islands and we have a map since 1700 the velarde map.... at second is that belongs to our eez... the 200 nm. at eez ! and more closer to phil... and far far far far far far far farrrrrr awwaaaay from mao.

[@kuyagelo8396]

@Hoy Sum war is not the answer ...... greed will suffer according to thy will .

[@rentbh675]

Why does this feels like a youtuber's apologizing video with no tears

[@brokendoll6741]

1:01 wow i never thought a bamboo boat with no weapons became a Philippine navy.

[@roriefel]

WE ALWAYS KNOW WHO OWNS THE WATER, THAT COUNTRY JUST DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FIGHT FOR IT. THE ENEMY IS TOO STRONG.

[@SwagTinCommander]

I hate china

[@jboogamingtv816]

These fools trying to explain that they claim those island.

[@juliusbernal1336]

Tang ina philippines a province of china?wat da fak! Ganon lng? Npakaswerte nmn ng china.

[@mankachu100]

Yeah and those island belongs to Vietnam

[@andrewcarnegie4565]

This must be a joke.

[@alvinnoble58]

This guy has so many inconsistencies with many of his statements. What did you expect?

[@juliusbernal1336]

Shut up!! Wat are powers for & money? NOTHING!! we will perish from dis planet after so short a time, why so greedy?

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

Was the South China Sea really undisputed in 1930 or did China just assume they owned them forever but never bothered to ask the countries around them. They weren’t really important back in the 1930s

[@tiongkueng]

In 1930 all those countries around them were colonies

[@kkpw12]

So basically every part in this word belongs to china

[@kennyapsangco9920]

YES! 😁 If they could have it their way.

[@magtagnobgabrielc.3307]

No, it belongs to US,

[@AbdulQadir-sp9gc]

Ancient chinese arrived in maldive and hawaii. So china will consider to claim them. LOL.

[@percilynflores1375]

Thats called greedy...

[@tengteng4076]

Spratlys and Scarborough in south China sea were traditional fishing grounds of the Philippines since ancient times... since your chinese ancestors were just starting to learn to swim

[@andrepoiy1199]

I'm quite sure Taiwan has the same nine dash line claim as China.

[@mikechan2044]

andrepøiy111999 Taiwan is basically China lol

[@sinoroman]

Republic of China

[@lishuang0314]

It's actually eleven dash line.

[@anexofan3594]

andrepøiy111999 they claim more than that

[@haileeyang]

All the islands in the South China Sea and the sea region are belonging to China ! There are more than 100 million Chinese living in this area ! The USA have nothing to do in this area, so please go home and stay there !

[@concerncitizen8988]

The ancient history prove that the sea which is now called South China Sea has been navigated by the early seafarers coming from the western and southern part of the sea. It shouldn't be claim unilaterally by China as its territory. Also China cannot support their claim of the sea by stating that it's their traditional fishing grounds. The ASEAN's could have been the first traditional fishermen of this sea because of proximity. Just because it was named SCS it doesn't mean it belongs to China. It was only the early Portuguese sailors navigating the sea that named it South China Sea to differentiate it from other bodies of water. No country should claim this sea unilaterally because it is shared by many countries in the region to which they enjoy freedom of navigation throughout history.

[@AbdulQadir-sp9gc]

The ancient history of Sundaland😊

[@Leizazure]

there can be no bias in a video made by a press agency owned indirectly by alibaba. no bias at all.

[@1pasupaty]

Exactly I was wondering

[@gurbeigekolekter8831]

what? alibaba is owned by CCP now.

[@1pasupaty]

@@gurbeigekolekter8831no it is solely owned by a Chinese company ccp gt nothing to do

[@ywlee319]

Exactly, Western media is not bias at all when all their news is own by Their countries and all their guests are all local countrymen. Very fair.

[@munastronaut8147]

@@ywlee319 he was being sarcastic btw

[@17hellohi]

How can the PH bully Chinese fishermen when it does not even have proper ships?

[@wongyowming]

:(

[@thomasalundago6332]

Bully the biggest bully funny

[@braziliancrystals6054]

2:50 FACT! FOLLOW INTERNATIONAL LAW!

[@dribblersmy]

South china sea belongs to south east asian countries, period. If china is so interested in claiming territories, it can move eastwards, there is plenty of land there.

[@sess678]

China says ”ill do what I want, International laws and ruling are just words on paper...”.

[@poseidon97912]

yet if their rights internationally is encroached, they complain using international laws...no wonder one of the most hated people

[@MS-in3sl]

@@poseidon97912 yes, they are becoming almost as hated as isrealis.

[@marshalljulie3676]

@@MS-in3sl no the world seems to have more hate for Americans. Advise your mercenaries to stop meddling in other countries look what happened in Venezuela now you have citizens in body bags

[@juliusbernal1336]

Sundin nyo UNCLOS! pumirma kau don.

[@juliusbernal1336]

Then what?

[@kellymo321]

It's interesting that this video is evoking responses that want to justify China's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea by pointing out America's failures in foreign policy. The fact that the US has done shitty things doesn't justify applauding China when they also do shitty things. China is attempting to claim a huge swathe of water that is shared by mulitiple other nations in the region, for no reason other than it has the ability to overpower them when push comes to shove. The US is the only entity that can really push back on this. Is the US doing this because it serves it's own interests? Of course. But in this case, it also serves the interests of all nations in the region that are not China as well. China is basically claiming they own beachfront property on Malaysia. This would be tantamount to the US claiming the entirety of the Caribbean, which is doesn't. It's an absurd claim, and it's absurd people are taking China's side because "well remember when the US did that bad thing in the Middle East, etc".

[@forcexjr1566]

The best analytical statement I've seen in this comment section. Yes, both US and China are doing all these because they serve their interests. SEA countries should also be wary of malicious influences spreading around because these 2 superpowers tend to use the people in these regions for their own nefarious intents, such as spying.

[@keepmahaney7412]

This response is amazing. Well done

[@dirtybombasticds]

No one owns the Earth. We are just passengers on this chunk of rock.

[@whatuser9802]

Yep also our tickets will expire in around a billion years

[@dadian803]

I'm kinda late, but I'm open up for suggestions since I know little and kinda immature for this matter. I only know that this is the start of WW3 if the countries affected don't do that much and the US too it may result to millions of casualties. You can call me a PRO-US supporter but I'm just a coward who doesn't want to experience war and I all want is for these countries to coexist and focus on the greatest threat that affects our world. What's the point of claiming territories when we don't have a world to live in? From my point, China has been a bully. They already have a huge country and even claims the whole thing up. If any open minded people reads this comment, please reply without bad words.

[@kthenarrativeofficial6316]

@@dadian803 One day something bad will happen. I have a Deja Vu about this.

[@Dept246]

And humans originated in Africa and migrated around the world. There should be no borders around the world.

[@user-tz3qm1gm5p]

1:00 what? When did that happen?

[@vTruongCuong]

Philippines marines made of wood and was fishing, then it hit chinese boot from chinese govement with guns and made of steel;))

[@fishermanbob5169]

I wish I have the 6 infinity stones...

[@jenestrella9950]

According to the International law 200 km away from the seaside belongs to that country. Some of the Islands are way too far from China and china has no historical proof that the Islands belong to them

[@thebunny5214]

No they belongs to China 🤣🤣 When world have no human Dragons live there So it's China's land🤣🤣

[@acelbrothers2.058]

@@thebunny5214 Apr 15, 1989 - Jun 4, 1989 Location: Tiananmen Square, Beijing

[@noertri618]

Indonesia : what the hell are you guys doing???

[@johannessitumeang4303]

Lol, Nine dash lines ?

[@johannessitumeang4303]

C'mon man, used UNCLOS

[@holyshitpham1132]

Why is it called The South China Sea and not South Phil Sea? Lol

[@angelofthesick]

Claim the galaxy as well and the aliens then extend to 100000000000 dash line.

[@santih2569]

Where is the murillo map?

[@AbdulQadir-sp9gc]

Too far from chinese mainland. It is not chinese.

[@mellonhello2526]

Vietnamese already continously administrated both of 2 these islands since 17th century and no single country except VN claimed those at that time. Both of Paracel and Spratly were belong to Indochina/Annam colony of France, so after getting independence, Vietnam had full right to take these 2 islands back obviously. And South Vietnam did that and exercised legal control over these 2 islands until China came illegally in 1974 and 1988. And I want to make it clear that Vietnam does not claim entire SCS, we only claim our 200 nautical mile EEZ + our these 2 islands which lay outside of our EEZ( but as I said EEZ can't apply for islands). Even a lot of messy problems arising until now after Chinese came and some other countries claimed based on EEZ, hope Vietnam and other countries involving can avoid conflict as much as possible More detail about San Francisco Conference : The conference was joined by 51 countries around the world. This is the piece treaty of UN attempt to return all colonies to its initial country after WW2, and as a result, this treaty formed hundred of nowadays countries in the world. In the treaty Japan had to return all colonies back to original countries. Both of China and Vietnam asserted their claim on Hoàng Sa( Paracel Islands ) and Trường Sa ( Spratly Islands ) but China's claim was rejected by 45 out of 51 countries whereas Tran Van Huu, Prime Minister of Bao Dai’s government of Vietnam stated that “in order to annul the seeds of possible disputes, we claim our sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos”. No objections were raised nor any reservations made against his statement at the conference. France, in the victory side, also asserted the sovereignty of both of Paracel and Spratly Islands are belong to Annam of Vietnamese because Japan took over them from France. Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa was belong to South Vietnam from 1956 to 1974 and the entire UN, except China nor Russia, recognized and didn't oppose to them. In 1974 China illegally fought and invaded Hoàng Sa ( Paracel Islands) and fought Trường Sa (Spratly Islands) in 1988, but it could only occupy small part of Spratly Islands.

[@Dept246]

The South China Sea is international waters. The Hague ruling means that the Spratly Islands are not entitled to an 200 mile EEZ. Vietnam, the Philippines, China, Taiwan all occupy some of islands in the Spratlys.

[@Whh24]

Paracel Islands and Spratly Islands belong to Vietnam

[@badjaeaux]

whoever has the bigger army has right to the resources 🇵🇭 always has been everywhere

[@gehtarabeya]

WOOOWW BIG ARMY!! GRAPEEE!!!

[@astrophysx7523]

They need a natural defense buffer between them and the US. Last time I checked, US just handed Ryukyu straight over to Japan, and now they have military bases on it. Its a dog eat dog world.

[@sinoroman]

i think nansei islands want to be independent

[@moosen1207]

Vietnam, china dog eat dog world

[@moosen1207]

I see what you did there

[@Amidat]

And the US did the same with Diayou/Senakaku. At least those are uninhabited. The people of Ryuku - aka Okinawa - thought they would get independence from Japan

[@peter7811]

This is geopolitics. The decision what is right or wrong will always be done by others.

[@donnovanalbito4497]

who owns them?. simple, whoever closes to them owns them. it's like a backyard of your house... overlapping claims must be shared with it's claimants.

[@Madman_or_Greatman]

Can't those country just share the adequate appropriate portion of the sea?

[@lumiliyabnaapoy4283]

When did the west philippine sea become china sea??

[@itzAbbasCH]

this is also disputed in Indonesia, since when North Natuna Sea is South China sea?

[@rickjones9247]

Please change the name of the "Korean Strait" to the East Strait, and "Korean Peninsula" to the East Peninsula, thank you.

[@johnalquitela9898]

Me having hatred and me wanting to sell my soul just to be strong country

[@quayshawn3944]

Global warming: am I a joke to you

[@rcl998]

2:02 that is funny...US call other nation as a bully

[@rcl998]

@_Unknown _ in fact, they either bully by us or by china......

[@nolstagicway3977]

China rammed and sank Vietnamese fishing vessels , is it not bully???

[@rcl998]

@@nolstagicway3977 cmon, like Vietnam never ram and sank other nations vessel, this is the world bro...

[@Fia-ps6ur]

I mean, it’s make sense that they are the the bully by claiming more than 80%, and even further than Vietnam and Philippine territories How ridiculous big is that?

[@blizzbee]

It's only GREED, that's all.

[@fistlah6895]

Let's draw a 20-dash line for the Philippines. Perhaps these can help our claim.lol

[@odyzee1828]

WHAT A SUPER BIAS PRESENTATION

[@jeffjohnson2792]

It's international waters

[@guestguest4023]

Based on whom?

[@jeffjohnson2792]

@@guestguest4023 On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration backed the Philippines, saying that there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or resources, hence there was "no legal basis for China to claim historic rights" over the nine-dash line. The tribunal also criticized China's land reclamation projects and its construction of artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, saying that it had caused "severe harm to the coral reef environment".[58] A letter from the Chinese ambassador asserted that some foreign media, the Philippines and the arbitral tribunal are attempting to characterize attempting to characterize Taiping island as a “rock" under UNCLOS, and therefore are not entitled to a 200-nautical-mile (370 km) exclusive economic zone

[@guestguest4023]

@@jeffjohnson2792 The law is that there is NO law. Everything is based on power. If that is the law, then the same law should be applied to everyone. If so, when is White Americans going back to Europe to return their land back to the aboriginals?

[@jeffjohnson2792]

@@guestguest4023 If based on power, than it should be Japanese waters, as China has 20 years to catch up with Japan in terms of military power. China says they are a super power (they are NOT) and they say they are a developing country (they are NOT). The truth is they are in between somewhere, and only a regional power. China lies, cheats and wants to be treated as legitimate when they are arguably the oldest civilizations, but don't act civilized in modern society.

[@davu5637]

Don't tell lies South China Sea Dispute There has been a lot of articles South China Sea (SCS) dispute and China’s 9 Dash Line articles in recent time, with a majority of them twisting facts and trying to claim that China is bullying smaller countries with their growing military might when China is simply trying to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. In 1946 at the end of WW2 it was a US Navy battleship that took Chinese soldiers to reclaim all the islands that are currently under dispute in the SCS as China simply lacked capable ship at the time. Thus, the original R.O.C 11 Dash Line was drawn in 1947 after China recovered all the islands, the 11 Dash Line linked all the islands together to clearly mark China territorial waters which was at the time recognized by the American and international community. The 11 Dash Line was only reduced to the 9 Dash Line when China secretly transferred Bach Long Vi in the Gulf of Tonkin from China to Vietnam in 1957 so that the island could host a new radar base to provide an early warning of American planes and to serve as a transitional post for Vietnam incoming war aid material as the Vietnam War escalated. It was a goodwill and war aid material from China to support Vietnam against the US invasion. From this, we can tell how ungrateful and traitorous the Vietnamese are with their current aggressive stances toward China. Furthermore, all historical document sign by or involved any of the countries associated with the current disputes didn't lay any claim to any of the island involved in the current SCS dispute. For example: - In the 1898 Paris Treaty signed between America and Spain, both countries acknowledged that none of the disputed islands belong to the Philippines as the Philippines territory extends to the east of east meridian 118 while the dispute islands laid west of east Meridian 118. - In the 1945 Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender contained the following statement: ‘’the Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and such minor islands as we determine,” as had been announced in the Cairo Declaration in 1943; which clearly stated it didn't include Diaoyu Islands. In addition, the Cairo Declaration in 1943 also clearly stated all the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese shall be restored to the Republic of China (that represented China at the time) and these documents were signed with Chinese participation. The American recognition of the 11 Dash Line lasted until San Francisco Conference in 1951 when the American specifically excluding China from the conference as the Communist Party in China-controlled most of mainland China at the time and proclaimed the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. At the San Francisco Conference, the American made unilateral arrangement in an attempt to deny Chinese ownership of their islands that was previously international recognised belonging to China and put all these islands into a dispute. However, at the time no one including the current neighbouring claimants bothered to dispute China's claim to these islands and reefs, but China also did not have the ability to consistently enforce its sovereignty to these islands due to lack of military power and internal weakness caused by WW2 and the Civil War. Neighbouring states only started to violate China's claim, occupying certain islands and reefs when it was speculated that the South China Sea might contain oil and gas. For example: - During the San Francisco Treaty of 1951 in the absence of China and with the support of the American, the Philippine claim ownership of the disputed island, nevertheless the Philippine did not declare ownership of the disputed islands until late 1970 by self-proclamation. - The America took over the administrative duty of Diaoyu Islands at San Francisco Conference from China and promised to relay it to UN which they never did. The American kept the administrative rights until 1971 then transfer the administrative control of the islands to Japan at the opposition of China. - The rest of the disputed is laid according to the 1994 United Nation Convention of Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 200 nautical mile EEZs which didn't come into existence until 47 years after the establishment of dash-lines and International laws generally don't have judicial to things which preceded it. Therefore it shouldn't be applied here in the first place. Once again all the dispute was supported by the American and the American even announced that “The United States has a national interest in freedom of navigation, open access to Asia's maritime commons, and respect for international law in the South China Sea”. The United States has also called for unfettered access to the area that China claims as its own, and accused Beijing of adopting an increasingly aggressive stance on the high seas. The American has also frequently sent warships into the disputed area on so call Freedom of Navigation Operations. Now if we look at historical evidence we can further assure China claims to these islands and the 9 or 11 Dash Line. Diaoyu Islands - China claimed the discovery and ownership of the islands from the 14th century and the first Chinese records of these islands date back to as early as the 15th century when they were referred as Diaoyu Dao. While the Japanese maintained ownership of the islands from 1895 until its surrender at the end of World War II which ownership should have been returned to China according to the Cairo Declaration. In the 1945 Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender also contains this statement. Spratly and Paracel Islands - The earliest written record of the Spratly Islands can be found in documents dating from the Eastern Han Dynasty 25 AD and The earliest written record of the Paracel islands can be found in historical documents dating from the Song Dynasty 960 AD. The 1887 Chinese-Vietnamese Boundary convention signed between France and China after the Sino-French War states that China was the owner of the Spratly and Paracel islands. The Qing dynasty also sent naval forces on inspection tours in 1902 and 1907 and placed flags and markers on the islands. The Qing dynasty's successor state, the Republic of China, claimed the Spratly and Paracel islands under the jurisdiction of Hainan. The Japanese occupied the Paracels and the Spratlys from February 1939 to August 1945, which was handed back to the Republic of China at the end of WW2 according to the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations. In summary, all evidences support China 9 Dash Line historical and sovereignty claim in the South China Sea. However, it has been continuously undermined with the support of the US in their greed and ambition of controlling the world energy resources, world hegemony and containment of China’s rise. International laws and organizations such as the UN are just becoming tools for the US and are no longer performing the traditional roles that they were created for in the first place. If we use the same standard of argument used against China in the SCS then the international community need to do a lot more American occupation and military bases in Guam, Diego Garcia and other Pacific islands. Additionally information: A special thank to Gerald Tan US State Dept Chief of Spatial Geography and Boundary Analysis, Daniel Dzurek, who works as a professional geographer with distinction on this exact subject; from his book "The Spratly Islands dispute: Who's on First": "Because the Allies, in particular the United Kingdom and the United States, could not agree on which government represented China, no Chinese delegation participated in the 1951 San Francisco Peace Conference. Therefore the Republic of China (Taiwan) negotiated a separate peace treaty with Japan, signed on 28 April 1952. Article 2 of the text included a reference to the San Francisco treaty: “It is recognized that under Article 2 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed in the city of San Francisco in the United States of American on September 8 1951, Japan has renounced all right, title and claim to Taiwan (Formosa) and Penghu (the Pescadores) as well as the Spratly Islands and Paracel Islands”. Republic of China has argued that the explicit reference to the Spratly and Paracel islands in the text of this bilateral treaty implies Japanese recognition of Chinese sovereignty. Samuels and Lu have observed that, unlike the 1951 treaty, the Sino-Japanese text mentions the Spratly and Paracel islands in thesame sentence as Taiwan and the Pescadores islands. The latter are generally recognized as Chinese territories. Moreover, according to the negotiating record Japan insisted that the renunciation article deal only with Chinese territory. This shows that the ROC and Japan viewed the islands of Taiwan, the Pescadores, the Spratlys, and the Paracels as having a similar status - that is, belonging to China" US State Dept South China Sea expert Ambassador Chas Freeman who served for decades in the region, regarding China's claim to the SCS: "In 1945, in accordance with the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations and with American help, the armed forces of the Republic of China government at Nanjing accepted the surrender of the Japanese garrisons in Taiwan, including the Paracel and Spratly Islands. Nanjing then declared both archipelagoes to be part of Guangdong Province. In 1946 it established garrisons on both Woody (now Yongxing) Island in the Paracels and Taiping Island in the Spratlys." Viet Nam Bach Long Vi Island thediplomat.com/2019/08/the-south-china-sea-island-china-gave-away/

[@naix3816]

🇨🇳 🆚 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇩🇪🇫🇷🇭🇰🇵🇭🇻🇳🇮🇩🇹🇼🇲🇾🇸🇬🇧🇳🇮🇳 Because of the oil and natural gas underneath the sea that's why you want to own the territories.😏😏😏

[@paulsunday7688]

Sink the trouble maker 's ship, sink us aircraft carriers

[@engr.songjihyo2022]

Report this video.

[@carlocelis1334]

DEFINE BIASED

[@abs-cbnforeverkapamilya8927]

Philippines have more historical rights and sovereign rights date back 1734 than China.

[@juliusdioquino]

Full of lies and no legal basis.

[@juliusdioquino]

the video and the discussion from 1:02 and 1:08 obviously not parallel. How come the Philippines can bully Chinese vessel. These YT Channel only find ways to be trending.

[@acelbrothers2.058]

@@juliusdioquino And youre more worst cause you bully us more often Apr 15, 1989 - Jun 4, 1989 Location: Tiananmen Square, Beijing

[@ranhconvietnam]

The East Sea is not China's, Southeast Asia's

[@Jobe-13]

Nice

[@vidyesh]

Didn't Empire of Japan controlled that entire Sea before 1945 which lost dominance after they got nuked? Here the China claim 1930's 9 dash line but Japan had dominance in the area during that time as far as I know.

[@kokonutguardian]

Vidyesh Churi That is very true. Chinese claim on the so-called "nine dash line" were just made after the second world war. Post war claim were made by 1947.

[@artveylringca2705]

if the history said that. Mongolian Empire Pls claim the Whole China cuz China is Part of Mongolia in the history

[@user-tm5fu4ep5z]

also half of Europe

[@user-mb3th7to9e]

as usual, always making up fake stuff

[@rayzain3057]

If every nations start claiming then Malacca Strait belong to Malaysia,Indian Ocean belong to India and so on............

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

Bias report

[@arminajawali7976]

Very biased.

[@resolve9872]

Alan Wong - In 2012 the Philippine navy did not harassed the Chinese fishing boat. What are you talking about? Did you lied something in the media? The Philippine navy has no planned to harassed in the different navy from Asia. Alan Wong you were wrong what you said. Don't lie.

[@msprettykawaii950]

1930, it was the Sultanate of sulu who owns that

[@Senura101]

Just take it by force China 👍

[@sdushdiu]

Imagine China was one of the other countries who territory is being usurped, would they agree to the claims of such a third party? Of course not. What would happen is any of the other countries involved made claims to the sea using the same irrational as used by China - The Chinese would be apoplectic. 'Nough said.

[@stevej1235]

sdushdiu because it's against China interest, USA keep making trouble in China backyard, if all SEA countries agreed to not let USA involved in Asian matters, then maybe China will not be so aggressive

[@Eternalsilence111]

Lim S.K "China backyard"' by that logic it's ALSO Vietnam, phillipines, maybe Indonesia Brunei and Singapore and Malaysia backyard, Chinese apologist

[@sdushdiu]

"Making trouble in China's backyard". So now the South China Sea is "CHINA'S back yard" and not the internationally agreed upon territorial waters of a myriad SEA countries????? When China's aggressive actions encroaching on other countries' territorial waters and their failure to observe the legitimate territorial rights of those other countries cease, THEN maybe "all SEA countries" will Cease to actively seek US assistance and protection from Chinese expansion in the South China Sea. Until then, all have rights in INTERNATIONAL WATERS. China is simply butthurt beacase "all SEA countries" have unified to oppose such expansionist notions and have enlisted a 'big stick' sufficient to counter such efforts. Its a shame that China has resumed their historically expansionist role in SEA - just like the role last played by Japan in the region. Next China will tell Vietnam to cease celebrationg the 7 Sisters victory over Chinese aggression and to ignore the historical expansionist attempts by China to dominate Vietnam as well.

[@stevej1235]

@@sdushdiu do you even know what "backyard"means? Idiots, when we refer America backyard, it's mean South America, like Mexico those countries, US is afraid and trying to suppress the rise of China, so he will try everything to come in to China "backyard" which mean countries or territory beside China in order to surround China, so China won't give up claims on territory, based on both security interest and history fact, it always a choices for you south east Asian countries, everything can be talk and negotiate,China president even give a proposal to develop and share the resources with SEA countries recently, but if you want to stand with US and hurt China interest, China will fight for the territory claim forever

[@sdushdiu]

Dumbfuck, do you understand international law? Do you understand the international standards for territorial waters? Are you aware of China's historical attempts to forcefully subjugate SEA countries? Hmm? but now SEA countries are trying to surround China"! LMAO! Sorry genius, but geology has done that. And negotiate? Is that what China has chosen to do????????? LMAO! Sadly, that is precisely what China has FAILED to do! And dumbfuck, the US has no interests in "surrounding China! It is Xi who is proposing plans to build a military capable of beating the US in war! If Xi stops proposing AGGRESSIVE plans to expand China's military influence, there is nothing to be contained. One can only imagine - assuming they are doing some bad acid - of the US trying to occupy and control China! LMAO! Can one imagine simply trying to organize Chinese auto traffic into a coherent system!?!?!?!?! One has to laugh at the suggestion that "China president even give a proposal to develop and share the resources with SEA countries recently" AFTER they have militarily seized control of the region incorporating waters controlled by foreign countries under international law! A shame he did not think of such discussions PRIOR to the seizure! Bottomline, China seeks control of the region for its strategic oil reserves that it lacks internally and for is largely dependent upon Russia. One could make a case for the strategic trading sea line access, but the fact remains, if a war began, such needs would be minimal as trade would be curtailed as many of the trading partners would be aligned against China, effectively negatively impacting trade much more than any physical access. Now Xi should go back to making rap videos so the CCPament the fact that the zen millennials don't care about politics and advocating college students tear down dangerous Christmas decorations as they represent dangerous Western culture in his mini-cultural revolution. Bottomline, the only thing that Xs NOT proposed is the establishment of greater communication and cooperation with the world and its unbalanced standards of doing business - of settling all disputes through discussion instead of by military means. if China wants to do business with the world, its time it adopts the accepted ways of the world and ceases demanding a double standard where it demands to be recognized as a leading world power without the reliance on playing the undeveloped step child needing special unilateral consideration and exemptions from world accepted standards. Yes, there is a potential whereby anything can be "talk and negotiate". When China learns to do so, BEFORE unilaterally acting in its own perceived interest to the detriment of those to whom it says should "talk and negotiate",, the world will move one step closer to peace. Until then, the Chinese government (as distinct from th Chise culture and people) is a problem for its neighbors and the world.

[@moraanastasia934]

Natuna is Indonesian territory.... People's Republic of China must know and respect it... if they refuse and claim , they'll start a war!!! ...and we're not afraid!!! #nkrihargamati

[@guestguest4023]

Indonesia is NO match for China. Indonesia can claim whatever it wants, but Indonesia has to back up their claim with POWER. If Indonesia gets taken over by China, then the best option for Indonesia is to join the China Union.

[@moraanastasia934]

@@guestguest4023 we're warriors... our history has been written when Yuan Dynasty invaded Java in 13rd century en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Java

[@Norwegian733]

Wow! I have to give credit to South China Morning Post for the somewhat objective report. Was expecting an extremely biased pro China report....

[@user-pp7qi1xd4l]

Norwegian733 it is well known for its anti-CCP and pro-western stance. No need to feel surprised

[@Amidat]

actually a lot of it was not accurate. they pretend mainland China drew up the boundary but they didn't. It was done by "Taiwan" when that government ruled mainland China. Vietnam also has seized the most features in the past 30 years - not mainland China

[@jannchavez9257]

This is Hong Kong based, that's why

[@doctordoctor2826]

After the UK had leased HK from Cn in 1847, HK populace at large took no longer than 5 years to have adjusted to the living system of the UK. HK populace were bestowed 50 years to get adjusted to the living system of Cn after the UK had returned HK to Cn in 1997. Had the HK populace been endowed no longer than 10 years in lieu of 50 years to get adjusted to the living system of Cn, the unusually unanticipated upheaval might have been abated.

[@ralphsaavedra2326]

The Chinese military has harassed dozens of fishing vessels within the EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE ASEAN COUNTRIES, AND YET YOU ONLY REPORT OF THE ONE INCIDENT WHEREIN A GOVERNMENT OF AN ASEAN COUNTRY ARRESTED YOURS IN RESPONSE? BS DOUBLE STANDARD

[@olcankanicok9125]

and then they say only US wants oil

[@ChristopherPallerGerale]

FYI, it's WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.

[@LEGEND19891109]

Christopher Gerale sure, welcome to change the world map, if China permits.

[@bryanfong1023]

Its not even philipines, the us stand is that the south china sea is international waters and should remain international.

[@tielohnoms]

Nah, it's East Vietnam Sea.

[@sinoroman]

North Australia Sea

[@chinagetoutofvietnam1823]

Doge Roge. Agreed. Since most islands belonged to Viet Nam in SCS, it should call East Viet Nam Seas, I like East Việt Seas. And Philippines could call it West Philippine Seas where they controlled most of their islands. Solved.

[@kemrymangahas9800]

Coming from a Chinese lookin guy no thanks

[@leonidas6134]

Those are US Navy jets 🤦🏻‍♂️. Don’t worry, China won’t see them coming 😆

[@Bipolarvideos]

This is total pro Chinese propaganda

[@diosdadosantiago3360]

If it's called South China Sea then it must be owned by the Chinese 😂😂😂

[@xXxSkyViperxXx]

this is why Vietnam and Philippines stopped calling it that

[@johnjosephdejesus8524]

xXxSkyViperxXx true and the philippine government wont do shit

[@jonathanong4583]

Your stupidity is becoming obvious

[@diosdadosantiago3360]

@Sweet little otaku yes. Sea of Japan is owned by Japan, Bering Sea is owned by Bering family, strait of Magellan by Magellans,etc

[@diosdadosantiago3360]

@@jonathanong4583 I'm just being sarcastic, get It?

[@zennyrayati2002]

China's side of the story, BOORRIINNGGGG.

[@luojiang3312]

Zenny Rayati , it's substantial !

[@deeeee31ee]

Is it just so special to hear that they say other countries like china,taiwan and etc but when it comes to philippines it always has "the" before the word philippines

[@m_baratanicko606]

As far as I know, countries that are plural such as United States, Philippines, United Arab Emirates, etc. should have a 'the' before the name of that country.

[@gloriaandrade8199]

Its ok to take islands but i really hurt 😥 because destroy the corals reef

[@christophertang6114]

The US should keep its nose out of foreign matter and quit tryna be the international police

[@Sleepingcoffee979]

Tangy Citrus it's not foreign you fucking moron

[@christophertang6114]

20 16 what is it then? Domestic? Ur a dumb fuck

[@IWILLEATYOUfully]

Lol if it wasn’t for the US, China would have it all.

[@sinoroman]

America owns the world

[@IWILLEATYOUfully]

Romanke okay, don't get too ahead of yourself.

[@johnliu1151]

American acts aggressively.

[@rahmatahmad6698]

Who is aggressive now constructing military bases in these islands.

[@Amidat]

Fake news... The 11 dash line was first drawn by the Republic of China who fled to Taiwan... And Vietnam holds the most features currently.

[@alexanderludwigthaddeusvandarc]

One day Mongolia gonna make a claim too

[@jonathanong4583]

America teach China a lesson we will support you. -from ASEAN countries, EU, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and many more bullied states.

[@johnliu1151]

So happy to see that China become more and more aggressive and powerful as America.

[@joeburns88]

Sounds like you're a fan of China. Why don't you go back there?

[@gregorjerman973]

Im so happy that China will become a Depopulated zone soon.

[@acelbrothers2.058]

Apr 15, 1989 - Jun 4, 1989 Location: Tiananmen Square, Beijing

[@mfulan7548]

what about natuna?

[@user-ns9zn2vo9x]

If 9 dash line is not intrude by china, there is no dispute in SCS.

[@LEGEND19891109]

Three points: 1. It’s 11 dash-line not 9. 2. The claim of sovereignty for China is far before 1930. 3. Taiwan is a province of China, to be more specifically, people on that island are governed by the ROC(republic of China) and the ROC is the one who claim the area covered by the 9 dash lines. Do your work more careful next time.

[@1houroflove186]

How far before 1930, clown? Anyone with a strong argument would say "Since 18xx" but you dont. Show the proof. The Hague ruled against you and they know the claims that China makes. While you're at it, please return Tibet to the Tibetans and you stop arresting the Uighurs in Xinjiang. It really seems that NOBODY likes China. Not even Hong Kong Chinese like China. What a sad situation.

[@LEGEND19891109]

1hourOfLove two points: 1. Far before any other South East countries who claim it, u want a proof? Ask those countries to show whether they have any proofs that prior to China’s to support their claims. 2. I don’t know who the Fxx are u so I will speak to u nicely this time, those two places u mentioned are the territory of China, whether it’s PRC or ROC, I don’t know who the hell courage u to deny the fact and tempt to threat the integrity of a nation. Bonus point. If u want to rise a topic that refers to other country’s sovereignty, better weight urself before making any bullshit, or at least do some research to make urself qualified for this kind of topic.

[@LEGEND19891109]

Cold Storage invade? U have any proof. I do think the scenario u described is better matched to the what happened on the American continent.

[@LEGEND19891109]

I don't know where u from or can u tell me? U want to be a fair judge, give people in middle east, those native Americans, or people in Africa a fair trial. And stop bullying China as to my concern, we are doing great.

[@yf4044]

Cold Storage Tibet is a part of China since the Qing dynasty (1644 to 1912). And Dalai Lama? A theocratic dictator. Westerners automatically abandons their pro liberal democracy rhetoric if there is something exist that is anti-China.

[@marcusaurelius2061]

China should stop their provocations in South China Sea. China should respect the UNCLOS ruling that its 9-dash line claim is baseless and to vacate the islands that fall under the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) immediately.

[@davecalebpogi1854]

thta is WEST PHILIPPINE SEA!!!

[@cashmensathi5290]

At the moment Brunei 🇧🇳 is only the country pumping oil from that area that’s why they are rich . All countries should keep the oil for reserves for future shortages.

[@ayanarts7809]

Again this is a work of a remote journalist. They are afraid to their government. Poor journalist

[@gloriaandrade8199]

You violated the policy of entering our territory and thin you did not care of ghe corals they broke corals reef

[@romeobelgera7120]

this video only shows how ccp distorts the truth, and the truth is that the Philippines has the legal claims, and is the owner of the contested islands, legally, historically since time immemorial and Scarborough shoal used to be a target range by the Filipino and american soldiers during military exercises, why didn't the ccp protested during those times if they own the island? those islands were ours, no questions about that and time will come we will get those islands back.....

[@iamkristina]

Excuse me Its West Philippine Sea 😎

[@waynemoore5800]

Australia has the oldest man ever found 42.000 years he left a map as well saying China was Only renting and did not own China it time to pay your rent

[@generalwild5848]

China want to claim beacuse They don't have Beautiful Waters and Island Lol

[@ciprianomolina1608]

Lol its not south china sea never was

[@khoi83]

RIP sandbanks

[@MS-in3sl]

dispute explained: the racist chinese han state has determined to grap and exploit the natural resources of this sea, while denying its poorer neighbor states their fair share.