Who Owns the West Philippine Sea | The South China Sea Disputes Explained

The Spratly Islands have been at the center of the debate in the South China Sea. In July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague issued its ruling on a claim brought against China by the Philippines under Unclos, ruling in favor of the Philippines on almost every count. While China is a signatory to the treaty, which established the tribunal, it refuses to accept the court’s authority.
In recent years, satellite imagery has shown China’s increased efforts to reclaim land in the South China Sea by physically increasing the islands’ size and creating new ones altogether.
In addition to piling sand onto existing reefs, China has constructed ports, military installations, and airstrips-particularly in the Paracel and Spratly Islands, where it has twenty and seven outposts, respectively. China has militarized Woody Island by deploying fighter jets, cruise missiles, and a radar system.
To protect its political, security, and economic interests in the region, the United States has challenged China’s assertive territorial claims and land reclamation efforts by conducting freedom of navigation operations and bolstering support for Southeast Asian partners.
Also, in response to China’s assertive presence in the disputed territory, Japan has sold military ships and equipment to the Philippines and Vietnam to improve their maritime security capacity and deter Chinese aggression.
The United States has a role in preventing military escalation resulting from the territorial dispute. Washington’s defense treaty with Manila could draw the United States into a potential China-Philippines conflict over the substantial natural gas deposits and lucrative fishing grounds in the disputed territory.
The failure of Chinese and Southeast Asian leaders to resolve the disputes by diplomatic means could also undermine international laws governing maritime disputes and encourage destabilizing arms buildups.
Five small nations claim parts of the South China Sea’s land features and surrounding waters. Vietnam and the Philippines are the most active claimants. Vietnam bases its current claims on 17th-century maps.
Troops from France’s colony of Vietnam occupied some Paracel islands in the 1920s. After the Vietnam War, Vietnam occupied the western Paracels and annexed certain Spratly land features. In 2009, Vietnam declared sovereignty (supreme legal authority) over both the Paracels and Spratlys.Join this channel to get access to perks:
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[@vidivici0075]

The Indian Ocean, even India knew it is not by India and not India's Exclusive Economic Zone. South (of) China Sea, is not by China and not China's Exclusive Economic Zone. The imaginary "9-Dash Line" is the invalid claim of China's jurisdiction. The 'West Philippines Sea', is defining the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone. It is under the Philippines jurisdiction.

[@royalgaleon5452]

Even gulf of Mexico doesn't main Mexico owner..

[@razmanrazali1914]

​@@tintongroupget a life wumao, instead of 50cents🙄

[@johnny-ih5es]

To the south, India divided its waters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

[@vidivici0075]

@@tintongroup you commented wps. giving the abbreviation. funny. typical. wumao

[@tintongroup]

do not forget GUANGDAXIN 28#, FENGLI islander

[@jurekainocente2133]

THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE OWN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO NAME THE 200-NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AS WPS.

[@uldaricoangeles6470]

West Philippine sea belong to Philippine.

[@danieljosephdelta44semperfi]

🇺🇲💖🇵🇭

[@danieljosephdelta44semperfi]

I just got my map of the Philippines in the mail today and I didn't open it up yet I'm just about to while I watch this and if it's made in China I am absolutely going to snap ! And if it is calling the West Philippine Sea the South China Sea I am going to fly off the handle like a crazy Marine ! 😂 🇺🇲💖🇵🇭

[@skino-bx4nf]

and South China sea belongs to China❤❤❤❤

[@TobiRama-f4y]

@@skino-bx4nf there's no south xhina sea. People only calls it south xhina sea so it can easily be found in the map

[@skino-bx4nf]

@@TobiRama-f4y It's called South China Sea cus China owns and controls the Islands there. No one heard of West Philippine Sea before 2024❤️Nice CIA work bot

[@jurekainocente2133]

WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA.

[@boogieman4170]

Yeah …you can exercise your rights under west Philippines sea, it’s all yours !

[@GuyChooo]

​@@boogieman4170 heck yea, West Philippine sea forever

[@LetySantua]

​@@boogieman4170it is ours but those pest is continuing harassing our fisher folks and coastguard they even crossed inside PH waters to pass going on military excersise in Indonesia that's rude.

[@GangstaGas]

Just obey the in rulling so as the law says.

[@gerardoberdin6036]

Indian Sea, Arabian sea respect EEZ of all countries sharing sea borders set by UNCLOS but not China.

[@MelbitaBayubay]

West Philippine sea is BELONGS TO PHILIPHINES❤❤❤

[@ProseBaguio-wd9fr]

China's claims of the waters where they have found some artifacts used by Chinese which was found by the archeologist is not a sufficient basis that prove that those islands, shoals, rock and islets belongs to them. Because during the ancients times Chinese are fond of living in sampans or boats. And it does not mean that they dwell on that shoals, island, rocks and islets. They are travellers and traders looking for people living in the islands to trade their products, especially tea.

[@dongshengdi773]

Filipinos have been living and fishing these waters for millions of years already. Simple logic

[@boogieman4170]

lol! No single Filipino can be found in ph archipelago way back 2000 + years ago only mongkies, wild boars, deers ca n be found!

[@REY-NNT]

That can easily be explained. It could be goods of boats while they were trying to trade with other countries, or (knowing China) fake ones they dumped there in order to have a claim.

[@wangchung7599]

The Chinese had already settled in Luzon before the Spaniards arrived to colonize it. The Chinese merchants had direct trade route from China to Brunei. The Chinese seamen most likely also tried to take the shortest route from Luzon to Brunei that the Spratlys were discovered.

[@REY-NNT]

@@wangchung7599where/when did you make that up, pinkie? 🤡

[@Jenigami]

You are wrong. The Philippines did not name the South China Sea as West Philippine Sea. The latter only refers to EEZ belonging to the Philippines as defined by its domestic law.

[@pobrehanongpoet]

Ang Pilipinas po ang meron karapatan sa WPS. Marapat po na sumunod ang bawat bansa sa kung ano ang sinasabi ng United Nations sa international law of the sea (UNCLOS). Maliwanag po sa international law na ipinagkaloob sa Pilipinas ang WPS na nasasakupan ang Exclusive Economic Zone nito(EEZ). Saan po sa mapa makikita ang bansa na walang WEST kanyang territory?

[@boogieman4170]

Oo me karapatan Kayo sa west Philippine sea Hindi kaingang pagtalunan kasi walang interest ang China sa ihlalim ng dagat na iniyong Ina angkin sa west Philippine sea!

[@boogieman4170]

Velarde map is fake map recently printed while China had been roaming the archipelago more than 2,000 years ago not a single Filipino was living there but monkeys , wild boars , deers , wild cats , giant lizards can only be found the true Filipinos after Zheng He enter northern Philippines with his entourage of cooks, carpenters, artisans , wives populated northen Luzon were ifugaoan came to existence unfortunately Spanish colonizers corrupted the region and thereby inbreeds of Filipinos come into existence that we called Tagalog today! If you keenly study the present culture traditions and customs😊😊 you can see the exact similarities of south west China’s provinces of Hunan and, shichuan , like rice terraces, hanging of coffins on mountain cliffs, , chewing of bittlenuts, colourful woven clothes, tattoos etc.

[@pobrehanongpoet]

@boogieman4170 through the yrs, time changes. Then the earth have no law, time passby and so population increased rapidly. And International law created for peace, security and stability. So each nation must respect what international law says for each and every nation's territory. The Velarde Map is a genuine proofs that Philippines obey the international law since then. So Sir, you have to prove to the world with vivid facts that Velarde Map is fake.

[@boogieman4170]

Bakit sino kaba para utusan lahat na sumunod sa pinag uutos mo ? Lol....!

[@normantornito9642]

West 🇵🇭 sea belong 🇵🇭 🙏😉☺️🤗🙏🙏

[@lostlogic6911]

It's called the West Philippines Sea. Of course it belongs to the Philippines.

[@johnny-ih5es]

The UN does not use the term "West Philippine Sea" and the UN does not officially endorse any specific naming of disputed maritime areas; instead, it refers to the region simply as the South China Sea.

[@lostlogic6911]

@johnny-ih5es Still doesn't change the fact that's it's still the West Philippine Sea after the Philippines won the Arbitration ruling.

[@johnny-ih5es]

@@lostlogic6911 The Philippines refers to the part of the South China Sea that falls within their exclusive economic zone as the "West Philippine Sea". Most of the world simply refers to the entire region as the South China Sea.

[@lostlogic6911]

@johnny-ih5es Correct. And as you can see, most of the Islands that the video is pertaining to is inside the Philippines EEZ. So my statement is still correct.

[@johnny-ih5es]

@ You said your statement is correct. Most of the world don't refer to your statement.

[@georgelopera6290]

South China sea only 200 miles from it's sea shore! West Philippine sea is also 200 Miles from it sea shore! China claiming all water including the Philippines exclusive 200 miles economic zone😂 that's why China is big crazy!

[@boogieman4170]

West philippine sea is definitely philippines china has no claim on something under the sea that is what ph is claiming !

[@ronaldmerca9877]

Guys WPS belong to Philippines period💪👊👍🇵🇭

[@boogieman4170]

Yeah it’s under the sea , let alone the flips stays there !

[@boogieman4170]

Your arbitral ruling award is just a piece of used toilet paper! And your Velarde map can’t be use to proved ownership because it’s just recently printed in Recto by Carpio with the instruction of Bobong in malacanang !

[@boogieman4170]

Philippines was a vasal state in Ming Dynasty , it was a wild land that no single Filipino lives there , the real Filipinos were the Ifugaoan of mountain province were descendants of hunan, sichuan province of western China that admiral Zheng He brought in Lisong (Luzon)along with their custom and traditions. Filipinos of today were chapsoy blood as a result of western colonialism. The efficient irrigation system of rice terraces is the Chinese brain child as well as internment death in high mountain cliffs , chewing of bittlenuts, tattoos and ethnic colourful woven attires that’s we Chinese can proved it to you moron flips!

[@razmanrazali1914]

​​@@boogieman4170your s2pid 9dash BS chinese maps are just used toilet paper

[@razmanrazali1914]

​​@@boogieman4170your bogus chinese maps are just used toilet paper😝

[@johnny-ih5es]

The UN does not use the term "West Philippine Sea" and the UN does not officially endorse any specific naming of disputed maritime areas; instead, it refers to the region simply as the South China Sea.

[@GangstaGas]

You may call it china sea but we have all the right to rename our own EEZ and continental shelf and leave .

[@vidivici0075]

The Indian Ocean, even India knew it is not by India and not India's Exclusive Economic Zone. South (of) China Sea, is not by China and not China's Exclusive Economic Zone. The imaginary "9-Dash Line" is the invalid claim of China's jurisdiction. The 'West Philippines Sea', is defining the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone. It is under the Philippines jurisdiction.

[@johnny-ih5es]

@@GangstaGas Beijing has submitted the Scarborough Shoal baseline documents to UN. I presumed it has its own maritime zones now.

[@johnny-ih5es]

@@vidivici0075 When the EEZ of two states overlap, it is up to the two states to delineate the actual maritime boundary.

[@GangstaGas]

@@johnny-ih5es it's a Chinese military base and fully equipped of air defense system.

[@almandovelasquez6125]

For those who has the military might owns the world.

[@DeliaSican-z8y]

Only ONE OWNS THE WORLD THE ALMIGHTY CREATOR, OUR GOD,THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING THAT MOVES ON IT,INCLUDING THE WISDOM PEOPLE and unfortunately the ignorant and the stupid people those who claim the contrary to that of ALMIGHTY GOD will fall to the very deepest of earth, and it shall be done 😮😮😮

[@boogieman4170]

Nò one owned west philippine sea, because there's no such thing as west phlippine sea! West philippin sea exist only in tne imagination of filipino!

[@danieljosephdelta44semperfi]

I just got my map of the Philippines in the mail today and I'm just sitting down to open it while I watch this and if it's made in China I am going to snap ! And if it calls the West Philippine Sea the South China Sea I am going to fly off the handle like a crazy Marine 😂 and then I'm going to call the Amazon call center in the Philippines and tell you how much I love you, but I want a refund 🙂 🇺🇲💖🇵🇭

[@boogieman4170]

You're incoherent today , did you missed your mecidicine ?

[@Ferdinand-ng8ut]

But the law says. 200 nutical miles sa baybayin ng chino ay sa kanila 200 nutical miles from baybayin ng pilipinas ay sa pilipino follow the law of international court no one s above the law

[@thongquehanoi]

When will the tension between China - Philippines - Japan end so that the US can allow Taiwan to transport or import and export?

[@elimlinrr6898]

Mexicans can sail freely in Gulf of Mexico but not Americans. Americans can sail freely in Gulf of America but not Mexicans. See the difference ?

[@FloraAbello]

It is own by Philippined 🇵🇭 West Philippined Sea

[@jurekainocente2133]

THE MAP OF THE PHILIPPINES ALREADY INCLUDED THE ISLANDS WITHIN THE 200-NAUTICAL MILES EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE OF, WHEN SPAIN SOLD THE PHILIPPINES TO AMERICA .

[@aquillesanhaw3388]

The real owner is GOD. We're only his caretaker😔

[@halimtalafuka9946]

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[@JHONMCGOLD-xn8ic]

Yan ang TUNAY, wps is the EEZ of the Philippines. legal yan china

[@Thoughtcaster-six]

So the logic follows that spain and portugal still should be owning a lot of countries if all countries use their historical claims over land. This is merely an excuse, what really is showcased here is a less developed country being ragdolled and pushed aside by a developed country.

[@Ferdinand-ng8ut]

South china sea belong to chino west pilipine sea belong to pilipino

[@jesusdeleon1972]

WPS or West Philippine Sea is our EEZ...So its ours and its with International Law every country has their own EEZs

[@boogieman4170]

West philippines does not exist in international law !

[@gabrielsebastian8184]

Drama of David and Goliath;who is breaking the Law?

[@Ariverfish]

Austriae est imperare orbi universo.

[@bienzelynalquiza6086]

Philippine country has already been recognized as the promised land due to its natural abundant resources. Why until now those Chinese Rebellious person insists to claim it still. If they didn't regrain from claiming it wrongly. Its up to them. The TRUTH written in the BIBLE will akways prevails.

[@boogieman4170]

Yeah China has the rights extends the size of woody island even up to Palawan because they’ve the capabilities and technology to do so!

[@DesiderioAbellanosa]

All seas owned by God. The center furlong is the basis enough to claim. No need to dispute.

[@mendyfabillar8]

Ph have west Philippines Sea in eez but china occupy the whole south east asia sea

[@Flowedtime]

D south china sea is a free way..its only call south china sea..d eez ov d Philippines is called d wps..bcz its parts ov its teretory

[@JOEn-myvh]

Snake Born Year 1989 February 4. That real owner of west north Philippines.

[@bonifaciocabug-os2406]

Sure Marcolets doent own West Philippines Sea but Filupinos who are willing to sacrefice themeselves and defend the Territory in the same way that Andress Bonifacio did even not as educated to Narcoleta and who had never get a single centavo in exchange for his service to the nation. Unlike Marcolta who soent millions of Pesos from Filipino poor tax Payers for his so called Congressional Representation at the Philippines Congress instead Lawyering Red Communist Chinese of thier Dreaded Invasion of Philippine Territory.

[@angelescepeda1617]

Philippines owns the sps

[@bijoylaha7245]

Philippines indian army very advance army base have to setup

[@pajul4379]

That is SULU SEA

[@INDOGSIALANAKHARAM12]

🇵🇭>hama 🐶

[@jobetfegidero6012]

West Philippines sea belong to congressman marcoleta,rodante.legitemate owners of west Philippines sea.

[@mariorichiesalvador4299]

Marcoleta alam nyan

[@boogieman4170]

Velarde map is a fake map created by hens man Carpio of Bobong !

[@boogieman4170]

It’s not only the spratly the archipelago of Ph included as it was a vasal estate of China during the Ming Dynasty ！

[@marcomagpantay597]

You don't know Your Chinese History. With NO BASIS AT ALL except what YOUR CCP TOLD YOU. (1) The Kingdom of MA-I (Mindoro) Existed long before the MING Dynaty. The Alliance Bruinei (pagan) and MA-I, Wage War againts Tang Chinese at 800 CE. (2) The Twin Kingdom of Tondong and Maynilad existed before 900CE. (3) The Ming Emperor sent EMISSARY to kingdom of Tondong/Maynilad several times around 14th century BEFORE Spanish landed in the Philippines around 1521 (Cebu) and 1570 (Maynilad). (4) Kingdom of Tondong/Manilad became a VASSAL STATE under Bruneian Empire and brother to Sulatane of Sulu. NOT VASSAL of MING CHINA. (5) IT IS The Filipinos Visited China FIRST, BEFORE China visited the Philippines between 600-900 CE. IT IS IN CHINESE TANG RECORD!!! (6) While Filipinos learn building SEA-FARING SHIP around 2000 BCE with multiple sail (from Austronesian). (7)Only in During around 1000CE That SONG Dynasty do they learn to build Sea-Fairing ship called Junk. Song Chinese learn it from JAVENESE, called JONG ship. IT IS IN SONG CHINESE RECORD!! (8) Kingdoms in ancient Philippines are influence by India and Muslims. Rulers in the Philippines are called RAJAH and SULTAN.

[@floilennacelusaya854]

Why pintados invade China they scream run as chickens.. so we own part of China since our ancestors invade parts of chine for looting