Who Really Owns the South China Sea?

The main events and escalations of the South China Sea dispute, told from the perspectives of the main regional actors.
0:00 Introduction
1:18 WWII
4:21 The Historical Claims from China & Vietnam
7:16 Free Territory of Freedomland
10:03 The Discovery of Oil
11:05 The Vietnam War
11:39 Escalation: China - South Vietnam
12:28 Escalation: South Vietnam - the Philippines
13:30 Escalation: North Vietnam - South Vietnam
15:12 Malaysia and Brunei
15:57 UNCLOS
17:08 China's Claim, explained
19:24 Escalation: China - Vietnam
22:10 1990s
23:04 2000s
23:47 2011
26:56 The United States
28:14 Escalation: China - The Philippines
30:05 Escalation: China - Vietnam
31:19 China's Artificial Islands
35:15 Escalation: United States - China
36:20 Escalation: United States - China
37:36 The Dispute Today
FULL TRANSCRIPT + SOURCES:
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FURTHER READING:
The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationship Brad Lendon (CNN):
edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/as...
China 's Claim of Sovereignty over Spratly and Paracel Islands: A Historical and Legal Perspective (School of Law: Case Western Reserve University):
scholarlycommons.law.case.edu...
Understanding the South China Sea Dispute (China US Focus):
www.chinausfocus.com/south-ch...
books.google.com.mx/books?id=...
China Island Tracker (ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE):
amti.csis.org/island-tracker/...
China’s Maritime Disputes (Council on Foreign Relations):
www.cfr.org/timeline/chinas-m...
BOOKS:
Asian Waters:
www.amazon.com/Asian-Waters-S...
In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century:
www.amazon.com/Dragons-Shadow...
books.google.com.mx/books?id=...
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[@Rappy35]

Nicely explained, probably 1 of the best on yt

[@ricardobinas5005]

You did not mention the Spanish- American war where Spain had already claimed it as part of the Philippines which lead to the treaty of Paris when Spain was defeated and was ceded to the United States before Japan started WW2.. In fact there are 3 international treaties attached to this.

[@Weiyu1128]

They are spreading misinformation and propaganda and other people in the comments are believing it..

[@diosdadocuevas3321]

Phillipines own west phi sea or scs

[@KlodFather]

@@diosdadocuevas3321 - China is their bully and a thief stealing their fish and territory.

[@averagejoe413]

It should be claimed as international waters then n no country shall own it. Only the greedy want these island

[@maryfe8221]

You need to review that history, specially The treaty of Paris

[@kiikaala]

Amazing content, thank you!

[@jlsmithdowntown]

Thank you so much for clarifying this for me

[@DeathNachos00017]

Im from the Philippines and I love your video, keep on making more

[@Xmasparol]

Less information

[@MARYAM96569]

love your country first!

[@EvanVry]

This is the most underrated channel that i have found Keep going mate!

[@HindsightYT]

Glad to hear that you like my content so far! Thank you for watching and for commenting!

[@kenwu3407]

⁠You use Taiwan as a nine-stage line, and deliberately cover up Chinese history. There is something wrong with your vision.

[@nfuryboss]

Great presentation!

[@ANTHONYTV1985]

Really impressive good fluent explanation

[@Dr.GreenD17]

Great documentry!!

[@james-2540]

as a Vietnamese, I see this video as a good overview from an objective point of view, not favoring any country over another. All countries were there for their own national interest.

[@michael_0ceanic]

Yea also you viets bartered with us filipinos at one occasion

[@chrislivesinreality8245]

@@michael_0ceanic Filipinos need to LEARN that they make their own problems, and should take responsibility for your own actions. AKA: quit whining like little babies and blaming YOUR problems on others.

[@viethoangtrantrinh6519]

@@michael_0ceanic ey, so sorry man, hope the guys at the top can work something out

[@Shineon83]

Yes, it shows-CLEARLY-how devious the Chinese are…..(China is still butt-hurt that they LOST their chance for “greatness” back in the 19th Century-due to their own arrogance)….They still can’t get it through their heads that the WORLD will no longer tolerate “Might makes Right”…. They LOST their chance-but look like they will soon need (another) painful REMINDER.

[@based4649]

As a Malaysian I agree that this video is a good overview from an objective point of view, not favoring any country over another because all countries were there for their own interests.

[@rogeco60]

Best documentary I've seen regarding the disputed area.

[@user-bu8ur3ny9m]

Comprehensive! Thank you for enlightening us.

[@michaelfonggono4175]

Wow ive been watch and read about the south china disputed but this video was another whole level of explanation! +1 subscriber

[@davu5637]

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 history thediplomat.com/2019/08/the-south-china-sea-island-china-gave-away/

[@zim2023Dwl]

Your narrative is clear, loud and understandable. Thumb up for your effort.

[@roselynho7038]

Thank you very much for your great effort!With the graphics just like a movie- realistic report. May God bless us all in this World.Protect and guide us always.May Peace prevails .🙏🕯️

[@Billy_Almighty]

Very informative.

[@nco8013]

no one owns the whole SEA, but we have to respect the international SEA LAW of our neighbors...

[@tristonvisser]

Happy to see some new content. It is amazing! Thanks for the hardwork you put into this

[@HindsightYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@HindsightYT]

Would you prefer more long form content like this (and less frequently) or would you prefer shorter videos each week?

[@tristonvisser]

@@HindsightYT I would like to have longer videos however if that is not popular I am totally cool with shorter videos

[@HindsightYT]

@@tristonvisser Awesome! Thank you for weighing in. In the long term I hope to do be able to produce both long and short videos on a regular basis. If this video will do well, I might do a few more longer in-depth ones. Thanks again!

[@tristonvisser]

@@HindsightYT No problem. Wish you the best for the future.

[@anon6881]

Really great video in fact one of the greatest video I’ve seen in a year

[@andrewperron3705]

Well done

[@libertyprime4280]

This was highly informative. Geography has always interested me, and your use of maps to explain things was very well done. This is the easiest to understand video I've seen on this topic

[@O_Y_P]

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[@deanmendoza8203]

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[@O_Y_P]

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[@ritchemontebon6195]

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[@NBAfansonly]

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[@GDan-qf7tg]

This is a top channel, very informative and eye opening , do carry on the good work but I did not see any mention of Indonesia navy encounters

[@HindsightYT]

Funny that you mentioned that! I'm actually working today on a separate video about that. Stay tuned!

[@alnidzfarsakirani6791]

nice videos 🇵🇭

[@hkhou]

Great video and very informative. Thanks for sharing this.

[@RS-0828]

29:15 The Philippines did not decide to retreat on their own. The americans told the filipinos to retreat together with the chinese to avoid confrontation. Remember that USA and Philippines have a long standing mutual defense treaty. The filipinos complied but the chinese stayed and Obama did not do anything about it.

[@John_Smith_86]

Philippines should be not making any maritime claims to begin with. At least Vietnam has a somewhat respectable navy

[@lowi3833]

​@@John_Smith_86lol what? Philippines have the most rightful claim of all of the island in spratlys if we all follow the law and regulation.

[@John_Smith_86]

@@lowi3833 I doubt that is true. But nonetheless, Philippines doesn't deserve to make any such claims regardless. And Brunei. Vietnam and Malaysia is ok though

[@lowi3833]

​@@John_Smith_86you mean to say every country in asean even china can claim their part but philippines can't? Cmon only the ph has the balls to stand up in china and filed its claim to icc

[@John_Smith_86]

@@lowi3833 No, no. I think Brunei too shouldn't make any claims. These 2 countries specifically.

[@zackmm2358]

Philippines only wants to claim their EEZ w/ 200 notical miles from their coast according to the International law.

[@yaucharles91]

This is a good documentary and see that Philippine is the last to claim the land under UNCLOS. China claims the area before Philippines.. This can be describe as dispute.

[@maricrisnierves2448]

@@yaucharles91 nuh, chinas to far away from where china is. If you based from old map. Not just china claim somathing.

[@John_Smith_86]

Philippines should be not making any maritime claims to begin with. At least Vietnam has a somewhat respectable navy

[@justaegiscertifiedbodyguar8083]

​@@John_Smith_86That is an idiotic basis to argue on. Military might cannot be a way to define legal binding.

[@John_Smith_86]

@@justaegiscertifiedbodyguar8083 It isn't, fool. China is in the wrong under modern international law. I am explaining that Philippines doesn't deserve to make any claims. It can go to countries, other than China, who are more deserving

[@alonli272]

Great and objective documentary, that you very much!

[@brucely19]

Love your content man! Keep it up

[@vasili9756]

Very good documentary. Thank you

[@justsomerandompotato1986]

Tomas Cloma is the grandfather of our our school. A graduating student of his own school. Never knew his that big and powerful

[@silverioberenguer2446]

Oh yes Tomas Cloma I meet him heis from Bohol he has a school in Dasmariñas street at the back of Escolta ...yes he said he discovered an islands which he calls Freedom land.

[@nguyendao5791]

Most informative production I've ever come across. I couldn't verify all the facts but as a person who has a lot of interest in this region, most information presented aligns with my knowledge and understanding. I think you've done a great jobs in researching and presenting the materials.

[@activatewindows7415]

dum

[@mrrichtilacas]

You didn't include on your video regarding 1734 Carta Hydrographica Y Chorographica de Las Yslas Filipinas with Cartoche of King of Spain

[@user-pr5pc9sl6d]

China discovered and stationed troops as early as the Qing and Ming dynasties and further ahead.

[@azrinaz8993]

Amazing insight and amount of detail perspective and timeline of the SCS events and history. Really well done and researched , you have a subscriber 👍🏻

[@josephchong6406]

The US has no business to be there.Their own humiliation began when their nuclear submarine had to surface several months ago and hobbled back to its base.

[@user-jl1qk3gp6y]

China vs Philippine vs usa

[@johnmarktan1615]

I wonder why spain was not said on this video? Spain claimed the Island as part of Philippines, Spain was the most powerful country on the 1600's historically, it supercedes French claim by hundred of years

[@bolero85]

Why would he mention Spain ? Territorial dispute or land grabbing didn’t occur after World War Two !! Spain and it’s vice royalty has been long ceded to the United States by then !!

[@PunzL]

Read up on the Spanish-American War Edit: To tell a story you have to start somewhere. This video simply chose to ignore the 300 years of colonial history of South-East Asia and begin in the 20th Century. At this point in time, Spain was already irrelevant

[@filville5723]

Spain now has no power

[@HuangHwei]

Spain claim all islands in East Indies but settled only in a walled city and small coastal fortresses. It was the Americans who incorporated all islands and islets for the Philippines.

[@bolero85]

@@HuangHwei ugh 😑 vigan ? Zamboanga ? Cebu ? I guess they alll walled cities and fortresses 😅

[@AjemanChannel-il3ci]

Wow Thanks for Sharing so Great to Know. >Toronto, Canada

[@alexaleks8093]

this is a very informative piece about the spratlys(tomas Cloma acrhipelago) It is so clear that based on the UNCLOS, this archipelago basically forms part of our Philippine economic zone.

[@user-ef8uw5tg7p]

可怜的菲律宾，迫不及待的想成为亚洲的乌克兰

[@federicoap5295]

As an Indonesian 🇲🇨, i think ASEAN should unite politically and militarily to deal with this big bully.

[@flightmaster1213]

If the Chinese pick a fight with the us they will be absolutely crushed

[@TMM09888]

Right

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

As an Indonesian, maybe you would like to stop using this big bully smartphone Unless if you’re commenting from Samsung, that would be fine

[@blackrx89]

the chinese already entering your bordering near Pulau Natuna many times. they like to poke around. their fisherman went as far as into ours and yours sea to fish illegally, as a Malaysian they have been going as far as near Sarawak coast the last time

[@wymmyw8744]

@@blackrx89 natuna sits on the top edge of the indonesian territorial waters bordering SCS.. the waters north of natuna does not belong to indonesia.. it's already scs..

[@norbertodatinguinoo3312]

Nobody own the sea but there is some certain distance from the land of a country to be their territory to called as their EEZ and there is also an area in the w/c can be called an internat'l shipping lane that nobody control it and can be use for sailing in business trading of all country around the world.

[@dps2933]

Sea contains alot of resources like fossil fuels and fishing right

[@wenderis]

This video needs a part 2. If this is part 1, an applaudable effort and research. If this is the only part, it missed a lot of important details and other significant actors such as Indonesia and ASEAN. There are almost no mention of the 1982 UNCLOS Archipelagic State and 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration's.

[@OKOK-rj2yt]

南海仲裁法案的裁判员一共五人，四个人是日本人，因此中国政府质疑法庭的公正性并拒不出庭，因此中国政府不承认南海仲裁案的结果。如果你是印度人，让巴基斯坦人来仲裁你也不会愿意的。 因此

[@didierdenice7456]

Also this video doesn't explain WTF is the US patrolling the China sea like it's their home garden ! I'm not kidding. I saw from my own eyes the "US Coast gard" ships patrolling the Black Sea ! Please American people, please do something you never do, and look up on a map ! Look where the Black sea is and look where US coasline is situated ! 🤡 How about Chinese and Russian Coast Guard ships patrolling along NewYork and Los Angeles... you know... just to make sure that everything is all right :-)

[@JrPatatas]

this was part 99, the 98 parts were during ice age, these West Philippines sea was all land and ice, and were part of old Philippines. the Maharlika/s

[@dps2933]

​@@didierdenice7456 USA is patrolling International sea for freedom navigation. China and Russia can do so at Atlantic Sea as well.

[@Nicholas-zz9zk]

I don't care about the part where they "took it" i care about the part where they're ruining it. Its so sad seeing marine life get ruined.

[@karitete52]

Where are you from? Not one of those countries, right? 😂

[@TheRealIronMan]

You better be this sad when seeing Japan release nuclear contaminated waste with a missing nuclear core into the ocean for the next 50 years, your virtue signaling is not fooling anybody of your geopolitical agenda.

[@NO1xANIMExFAN]

well i'm assuming you're outraged by japan dumping radioactive wastewater in the ocean and preventing any 3rd party investigators from testing the water before being released into the pacific?

[@Nicholas-zz9zk]

@@karitete52 literally from South east asia. Lmao 😂 even if we get those water back. Whats the point?? If it's ugly and dead🙌😂

[@Nicholas-zz9zk]

@@NO1xANIMExFAN nope im talking about south china sea. Literally stealing natural resources. From the people whos job is to fish. They steal Oil,fish, etc. Also not to mention they're ruining the coral reefs.

[@michael_0ceanic]

Why not divide it via resources gathered and land areas?

[@maymaguyon8943]

this documentary sadden me!!! coz my country phillipines is being bullied from the start and we cant do anything about it!!!

[@alfredprince369]

Good video, but why was there no mention at all of the case filed by the Philippines against China. (PCA CASE NO. 2013-19). Which also rendered judgement in favor of the issue brought about by the Philippines? I hope this very vital ruling under the UNCLOS which China and the Philippines are signatories gets added in this video

[@leorandodescanzo8156]

Correct

[@LeeSuKwang-ol5oy]

Unclos arbitration and it's judgement is already invalidated by china exercising their right of reservation to unclos 2006 to protect their historical right.

[@5t0ryte11er]

There judgement was not legitimate because the judges were appointed by US and Japan which US is never part of the organisation.

[@frencis3210]

​@@5t0ryte11erso you want a Chinese judge in PCA to make the decision legitimate?

[@irldeancobias3196]

correct.

[@yukipaw1702]

This is why a strong military is always necessary for any nation. International laws will fail you at some point, when that happens, the shows of force is the only thing people understand, and now anyone who has the most military presents control the islands

[@greatsky8226]

No war is needed. The name of the Sea says all : The South CHINA Sea. It means this Sea belongs to CHINA.

[@LINK-is3oc]

@@greatsky8226 if thats your logic then south America and Canada should belong to USA now? literally almost all countries if not all that's having dispute with the SCS is against china on this like wtf, play fair big guy, literally all countries agreed with the 200km EEC

[@JugglerBean]

@@greatsky8226 This is a dumb take. Lol. Then India owns the Indian Ocean? XD

[@greatsky8226]

@@JugglerBean Sea yes, Ocean no; South CHINA SEA yes; Indian OCEAN not, because a OCEAN is much BIGGER than a sea. Don't exiting, accept this map, with the passage of the time, you will accustom yourself to the fact, that China own these islands since the ancient time in South CHINA sea, before other countries were able to build ship sailing to them.

[@Bomer-Bomer]

@@greatsky8226 moron , it say the sea below china!!! since china was just a landmark use in the map by the western sailors lol oh really?! you're the first who build ship and sail to sea? really? zhou dynasty were (1046 BC - 256 BC) and han dynasty ( 202 BC - 9 AD, 25-220 AD),far from austronisians who sail from pacific to east asia to south east asia lol 10,000-6000 BCE. do some research lol

[@happygolucky8654]

WHY IS THE UNCLOS 2016 DECISION NOT DISCUSSED? HELLO

[@LawasSarawak]

30 dollars bribe is - no credibility

[@brucelee5576]

Love the way you pronounce Vietnam, Vacation much?

[@AIkabuStyle2023]

Thanks for the sharing! I just want to add that at 3:45 of this video the country in 1945 after Japanese surrender is Republic of China (the government of China mainland and Taiwan as well between 1945-1949; the government then exiled to Taiwan in 1949 after inner war of China; The official country name of Taiwan is still Republic of China though they want to change).

[@boowang2618]

You had started your history of Formosa in later years to favor your China. Start long before the Portuguese rob that island and tell me why the native people in that island differs in their looks, their language and customs from Chinese and to which country these people are most likely to be akin to.

[@AIkabuStyle2023]

Thank you for this discussion. As far as I know, like ancient Japan, these were waves of immigrants (渡来人) from China mainland and Korean peninsula due to wars and disasters in China mainland. The most recent immigration wave to Taiwan was exiled KMT leaded also due to war. Genetically, there should be something mixing of immigrant generations. The jurisprudence of the island occupation in South China Sea of present Taiwan government is inherented from KMT's Republic of China stage. @@boowang2618

[@Leed831100]

@@boowang2618 And if you want to talk about ethnic "purity", the Han people of Sichuan province is somehow different from Han people of Liaoning province in terms of culture, customs, language, customs and even DNA tests, but that doesn't stop them from recognising each other as the people of a same country.

[@boowang2618]

@@Leed831100 I am talking about Formosa before they were invaded by Portugal, not the people you are talking about. That argument is far when you take things as the seem, rather that as they are. Your's reflect a colonizer's mentality. In China's point of view, it is predictable what would happen to your Han if they will disagree and separate from the Ruling Han.

[@olivialu4985]

@@boowang2618 Quoted from wiki:"According to governmental statistics, in the early 21st century, 95% to 97% of Taiwan's population are Han Chinese, while about 2.3% are Taiwanese of Austronesian ethnicity."

[@peterwhite795]

3:40 It is necessary for me to point out some of the mistakes contained in your video that there were no Taiwanese at that time. It is the government of the Republic of China, and it should also be Chinese.

[@Negative3101]

Who care about chinese ?

[@tserubicon6082]

This guy makes nonsense through out the video, apparently he's standing against China.

[@peterlee7360]

100%

[@drone-ph]

Insightfully created video. If all of these claimants create a policy on to utilize these body of water as passage for economic advancements and to create an Asian council that would protect it and also create a well represented maritime patrols. My point is it should be utilize properly and equal sharing❤❤🎉🎉

[@ylstorage7085]

I would expect 500k subscribers within a year.

[@adiakiyes6354]

Wait a minute why so many new informations about the spratly. Yes many KZbinrs covers this disputes but never mention about France, Thomas Cloma,.paracel island etc etc.. Anyways this documentary is complete.

[@jeromefelizardo61478]

Should be call south east Asian Sea not South china Sea.. that's why Chinese they thinking they own also the Asian sea.. there should be calling each territory in economic zone like west Philippine, east Vietnam sea, west Malaysian sea, north Indonesian sea, south Japanese sea and east Taiwan sea, there must be a boundaries in each economical zone of each country in the sea of South Asian Sea.

[@chonpincher]

“South China Sea” is a geographical - not political - term. It implies not that the sea belongs to China but rather that it is to the south of China. It could as well be called the “East Vietnam Sea” or the “West Philippine Sea”. However, unlike the Philippines or Vietnam, China was internationally well known as a country when the sea was named hundreds of years ago.

[@boowang2618]

@superpowerdragon; You had "muted me" my reply won't register.

[@erlsonarreola3813]

34:04 that is the flag of Malaysia not the Philippines.

[@ALWH1314]

The most recent international treaty on South China Sea ownership is 1945 Potsdam Declaration, signed by USA, UK, Russia and China, stated China owns 9 dash line South China Sea. The declaration also stated Japan returning Taiwan and surrounding islands back to China.

[@NeostormXLMAX]

shhhh the usa "forgot" about this

[@thomastran163]

​@@NeostormXLMAXWhat right does the US have to decide on the territory of the South China Sea ???

[@jianbiaogao8280]

the winners of the war. All rights are decided by the winner of the war. @@thomastran163

[@Little-chilli]

@@thomastran163不是裁决，而是承认。中国人可以拿出更多的历史依据来论证其南海主权，也有军事力量捍卫主权。二战以来的国际秩序是基于大国一致原则，美国并没有权利裁决。但是他有权利承认中国的主权。不管是基于现行的国际秩序还是古代的历史依据都在证明中国对南海拥有主权。而且七十年代之前根本就没有南海主权争议。是发现了油气资源之后，周边国家才开始侵犯中国主权。中国为了维护国际关系并没有在当时做出过激反应，但是这却让周边国家变本加厉的侵占中国主权。要是换做其他西方国家，轰炸机已经在投弹了。现在中国为了维护地区和平，致力于维持现状。但是如果有国家想勾结域外势力要改变现状，那么他本来侵占的利益也将吐出来。比如阿基诺三世时的菲律宾

[@viethavn]

There is no 9-dash line. Previously, Chiang Kai-shek himself drew an 11-dash line. If the 11-dash line is legally valid, then Taiwan must also be an independent country. And China was founded on October 1, 1949, so it is impossible to sign an agreement since 1945?

[@MakeLibertyGreat]

A very absurd thing about the third world: on the one hand, they criticize colonial rule, but on the other hand, they use colonial-era maps as evidence of their territory. Just like many people in the comment area, you should realize that your claims are logically contradictory. In addition, according to this logic, Spain also has the Iberian Peninsula on the map. Do you lay claim to Iberia and America as well? After all, you are just the governed, beings without sovereignty. You are not against colonization and hegemony, you are just against not being a colonizer or a hegemon.

[@juliepan3833]

Well said!!!

[@dps2933]

Their territory inherited form the colonial. We cannot say USA belong to red indian and all White European colonist and Black African Slave has no eight. People Republic of China dominated by Han Chinese once ruled by cruel Mongolian, but they also accept their ruling as part of Chinese history to take over Mongolia territory

[@user-fd6pd3zw6g]

简单来说太弱吧，我感觉中国在五大流氓中已经算是最好的了。不是叫美国，在中东搞武力

[@MakeLibertyGreat]

@@dps2933 The Mongols themselves do not admit your remarks. Hot knowledge, in history, during the confrontation between Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols called the Ming Dynasty the Southern Dynasty and themselves the Northern Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was called the Great Yuan Mongolian Kingdom instead of the Mongolian Khanate. Mongolia was conquered in the name of the Yuan Dynasty, and Mongolia was the private property of the Yuan Emperor. And the remaining Khanates were made to submit to the Yuan Dynasty.

[@MakeLibertyGreat]

@@dps2933 Why the Yuan Dynasty was not Mongolia involves the war between Kublai Khan and Ariq Böke. The orthodox Mongolian Khan Ariq Böke was defeated by Kublai Khan, who was allied with the Chinese. At this time, both China and Mongolia became Kublai Khan's territory. Just like the Manchus conquered the Ming Dynasty, but why the Qing Dynasty was China, the process is very complicated.

[@JrPatatas]

and in the pre-historic earth,these areas were attached to the main Philippines ,and when ice melted,the area submerged but already part of Philippines

[@Vivian-wp2bs]

While you quoted those anecdotes about who first spotted those reefs, I don't understand your intention of avoiding mentioning the official documents associated with WWII such as Cairo Declaration, Potsdam Declaration and Japanese surrender paper.

[@whiskeytangofoxtrot2324]

With all the countries mentioned only the Philippines is an Archipelago. Besides if nobody acknowledged the EEZ of another nation then and there we can see who is making the violations. When the US bases were in the Philippines China did not bother to take any territories from other nations, but when the US pulled out from the Philippine's in 1993, Beijing started to make these ridiculous claims without any legal basis , but only through propaganda. China has no old maps to show, but the Philippines does.

[@IlocanainGermany]

Because China is Selfish Very Badly Hungry Greedy want the Pacific Sea and Whole world ! They want Its All theirs even its too far already from their country so funny saying its their Territories ! What a Pitty sooner later the whole pacific would Be Plastic Made in China 😢

[@artjazz2375]

Who told you they are claiming only in 1993. Check 11 dash line when this started.

[@user-ry3fi2iw4e]

China became brave when the Yankees are expelled from the Philippines

[@jbj03097]

​@@artjazz2375Claiming for something that one has without to prove is different to something that has with ancient evidence.

[@1mol831]

Guess what? The fish own the sea

[@DiscoveryMarket]

You forgot the MOST IMPORTANT decision by UNCLOS regarding the islands.

[@bitboy22]

The basic legal fact is that the basic principle of arbitration is that both parties agree to the right of arbitration in advance, and the arbitration in the Philippines is a farce directed by the United States and Japan。

[@dailyviewstv5323]

Follow the UNCLOS, Each country have 200Nautical miles from land to sea.. some countries mistakenly claiming but they are too far from the area....

[@zhe8586]

I have to say this can be considered one of the few objectively made videos about the South China Sea dispute without political inclinations. It would be good to stretch the history even a bit further (earlier) though because it would allow to explain the complex relations among China, Taiwan and Vietnam: both mainland China and Taiwan (ROC) claim all of China, including the claimed SCS; China and Vietnam shared an intertwined history because Vietnam had been a tribunal state of China for a long long time until the colonial powers came in.

[@xwqi]

The war against France in Vietnam was led by the Chinese. Why the Chinese? Because Vietnam was part of the Qing Dynasty of China at that time.

[@somedud1140]

"both mainland China and Taiwan (ROC) claim all of China" True, but Republic of China also claims Mongolia

[@Marsbati]

@@somedud1140But ROC lost the Mongolia.

[@ryanspinoza6586]

The problem with SCS is that it was never a complex issue. It may be *complicated* because of its long history but it was never complex, it only became a serious issue and full of misinformation when China stepped in and started sending warships and built military bases in a once peaceful region.

[@Marsbati]

@@ryanspinoza6586 Nope, it was the USA that wanna claim the South China Sea as a public sea for other countries surrounding it to share. Then other countries like Philippine sent an abandoned war ship to one of the island in the South China Sea to claim that island belongs to Philippine. Philippine also sent people to live on one of those islands. Then China won’t back down, according to the long history of South China Sea, the SCS belongs to China, then China officially claimed the sovereignty over this water area, built artificial island and sent warships too.

[@sheenrayvaldez781]

Extensive research on the South China Sea Dispute! The historical maps are just amazing...

[@pagan-540]

Veracity of these maps is the question.

[@gadguillen]

Just wondering if you'd seen the map that was made by the Spain in the Philippines from 1545 to 1898 American-Spanish War.

[@ekayonosuwito3298]

Please diffrentiate between sea n islands.

[@Waxyyy0830]

Like the content, but maybe could do some research before WW2

[@asperneto]

You didn't mention that in the Unclos dispute, the Philippines showed an even older map than the Chinese map which said those islands were Philippine territory. What makes matters worse, the very sand and materials used to reclaim that atoll were taken from the shores of Northern Luzon. Just tells you, we are nearest to the islands that faraway countries are trying to claim. Only the previous Philippine governments and politicians from 2002 to 2016 were the ones who corrupted the territory by giving them a free pass to occupy those disputed islands.

[@lianflores7888]

2016?? What about after 2016??

[@willembecker2794]

@aspeneto- the Spreatly islands are 410 nautical miles from Palawan, or 760 km. The exclusive economic zone is 200 nautical miles. Far from this zone. Secondly, the arbitration is not made by UNCLOS, but by an international court who stated that China cannot claim all islands in the South China sea, not mentioning that it all belong to the Philippines. By the way, 25 islands are occupied by Vietnam, one by Taiwan, and 8by the Philippines. China occupied a couple of Scholl's. The real reason why they occupied these features is to safeguard their trade routes after the US held choking exercises in the Strait of Malacca, and have many military bases in the Philippines. If the Spreatly belongs to the Philippines, why is there no objections against Vietnam and Taiwan, who occupied real islands there. Are the Philippines a part of the strategy to contain China? Without the threat of the US, with the help of the Philippines, maybe China would not have found the need to have a military present there as well.

[@asperneto]

@@willembecker2794 can't even spell the place right, huh? Spratly islands!

[@willembecker2794]

@@asperneto You are right sorry for that mistake. My English is not as good as yours .I come from Europe and my country was never occupied by the US, so I can imagine your English is better. By the way, please learn the difference between " UNCLOS" and " ICJ", the International Court of Justice. UNCLOS is situated in Hamburg Germany, and the ICJ is in the Hague, the Netherlands. The court case was with the ICJ, not belonging to the UN like UNCLOS. By the way, the ICJ was never recognized by the US. Sorry to correct your illusion.

[@swimbod21]

Actually after 2016 the Chinese became bolder because the president at that time is a Chinese puppet.

[@yourpikachu3577]

Honestly since the main owners of the south china sea are asean the could just have a unified sea like "South East Asian Sea" or "Sea of Asia"

[@dilucragnvindr130]

They can't since ASEAN's largest trading partner is China and the term "South China Sea" is just a non-legal term used by the international community for centuries since the European exploration in South and East Asia.

[@yaucharles91]

Only Philippine, Vietnam and China have overlap claims n SCS. Vietnam own most isle/atoll in SCS at the moment.

[@BisayangdakoVlogz]

​@@yaucharles91Lol. Vietnam overlapped in SCS more than China. Vietnam is way more greedy

[@phoenixxena8194]

Ever since the dispute escalated, even our Indonesian President started changing the name. Now, he always use the name Natuna Sea or North Natuna Sea in all his speeches, meetings and interviews. Since, Natuna is the most northern island located in the region that still belongs to Indonesia.

[@phoenixxena8194]

@@dilucragnvindr130 Yes, we can. You can start google our Indonesian president "Jokowi north natuna natuna sea". Philippines already call it "West Philippine Sea" and Vietnam call it "East Sea". I am not familiar with the leadership in Philippine and Vietnam, and most of "western news websites" consider this move is not enough to deter China, but I am quite confident with our Indonesian President. Our local newspaper touted him as a brilliant political chess player. He always reaches his goal using legitimate means. That is how he achieved one patrol price across Indonesian island, "forced" US Freeport to give 51% share of the biggest gold mine Grasberg, fight with EU about our palm oil, prohibit nickel ore export, etc. I believe when push comes to shove, he already plans several steps ahead to ensure Indonesia's sovereignty as a nation.

[@anselbaron6848]

It's a pity that you can only be anxious and can't change anything.

[@AngKiong520]

The Philippines never owned any Spratlys and never claimed any until lately.. Refer to the 1951 San Francisco treaty.

[@dps2933]

Malaysia, Indonesia has done oil exploration in 1960s where Chinese is busy fighting their own selves. Vietnam join in 1990s. China in late comer.

[@SeaLight-ny9yc]

Overall this is a really great overview. I like the way you use maps and graphics to describe a very complicated history, and I'd recommend this to anyone who wants a better understanding. I have several critiques though. First, the account of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff probably needs more context, but I understand you're trying to get through a lot of history. But that leads into my second critique, which is far more major. You completely ignored the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal ruling (for which the Scarborough Shoal takeover was the seedbed), which is so important from the standpoint of international law. Next, in describing the Philippines at Thitu Island (34:00) you put the Malaysian flag, which is pretty distracting. Finally, in describing U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) you rush through some important points. First, they were not new in 2015, as the FONOPS program goes back to the 1980s and are conducted worldwide, and the letter you highlight indicates it was the 7th in the SCS since 2011. There are some legal points around the particular FONOP at Subi Reef that probably should have been unpacked (what is "innocent passage", what is the legal status of Subi Reef under international law, etc.), but I appreciate you're trying to get through a lot of material. Overall I think you did a nice job with this very important but complex topic.

[@huas5350]

Former Philippine President Duterte publicly admitted that the United States promised to spend tens of millions of dollars for the Philippines to bribe some members of the United States and Japan in the United Nations to set up this "international tribunal". Interestingly, the United States asked the Philippines to pay the fee in advance, and it has not yet returned it.

[@user-qm1fj8te6z]

逍遙客言:"The 2016 Arbitration is a rigged arbitration. China did not participate. Every one knows the result before the ruling. It is a joke."

[@condorX2]

This article has helped me understand South China sea better. I hope it can expand your. "Why has Xi Jinping aggressively pursued Chinese terroritorial claims in the South China Sea?" South China Sea reporting in the West is the most biased and wrongful one against China and one, if not corrected, can lead to a disastrous war that no one wants. This story is not about China, or Xi Jingping, aggressively trying to take over areas of sea that did not belong to China. It is about how US changed a post World War II world order established between it, China and England. Let me start with Japan. After WWII, when Japan surrendered. also known as the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, contains the following statement: “ the "Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of , , , , and such minor islands as we determine," as had been announced in the in 1943”. This document was signed with Chinese participation. That is the “we” in the sentence. Please note that Japan was not allowed to have Okinawa, on which there has been years of protest against US military bases. Neither was Japan allowed to occupy the island “in dispute” with China. US recognized this fact from the end of WWII until 1951, when it convened the so-call “San Francisco Conference of 1951” by specifically excluding China. In it, US made unilateral arrangement that would deny Chinese ownership of the islands that it previously recognized as belonging to China right after WWII and put them all “in dispute”. These include island “in dispute: with Japan, Philippines, Vietnam and all others. To this day, Japan does not have sovereignty over the island “in dispute” with China. America took over its “administrative” duty at San Francisco Conference from China and promised to relay it to UN. It never did. US kept the “administrative” rights until 1971 and then gave to Japan, at the opposition of China. When US signed defense agreement with Japan, the document had to be modified to cover “administrative” regions, instead of just the sovereign areas like all the other defense treaties it signed with other countries. For betraying China, US, in return, got Japanese record of biological experiments done on Chinese people without anesthetics as well as biological weapons and denial of atrocities against Chinese people during its invasion of China. Japan is a country whose territorial ambition exceeds the size of her sovereign lands. For lying and for hiding from war crimes shielded by US, Japan is willing to subject its country to be a shameless vassal state of US. It is a country existing in shame with national psychological ramifications. Now let us talk about Philippines. Why did US not return the island “in dispute” with China back to the Philippines when it left as the colonial master of the Philippines? The answer is very simple - US knew that the island never belonged to Philippines. When US defeated Spain and took over as the colonial master of the Philippines in 1898, these two countries signed the Paris Treaty of 1898. In it, both countries acknowledged that the territories of Philippines lied EAST of east meridian 118. The island in dispute? It lies west of east Meridian 118! It is really that simple. Philippine did not grab these island until after the San Francisco Treaty of 1951, from a still-militarily-weak China. But for the policy of “anyone but China” by the world’s hegemony, there should have never had any dispute in the South China Sea. It is the same story for all the other island in South China Sea. According to Wikipedia: List of countries with overseas military bases, China has less than a handful of overseas bases, none of which are located in South China Sea. Whereas the United States has over 400+ overseas military bases, in Japan, South Korea, Philippines, etc, surrounding China. -Peter Y 😮

[@user-qm1fj8te6z]

@@condorX2逍遙客言:"Chinese has always fished in South China Sea since ancient time. Let me see, U, S. has genocided American natives, invaded Hawaii and took their land. Yes. it sure expanded people view.

[@Negative3101]

@@user-qm1fj8te6z China should not be the first to shoot in this conflict. Whatever country you are a citizen of, compromise is best, not armed.

[@Strider_141]

Q: Who owns the South China Sea? A: Earth!

[@figofigo7908]

God

[@parad8396]

Nobody. It is called res nullius in international law.

[@monkeyblue1426]

Of couse South China

[@pstvision7119]

I saw Vietnamese and Philippines flags on disputed islands, why?

[@thela255]

Some islands crossed the sea border of different countries

[@isaganimariano8551]

For fair and square ownership of spratly islands follow the UNCLOS decisions on EZZ of the country/s around the spratly ...

[@rinaldilee5410]

Why didn't you mention the reason behind this? This is a response to so many US military surrounding China.

[@MSNC11]

underrated comment. Thanks for mentioning this. One just needs to google "USA overseas military base china" and can easily understand why China so desperately needs to maintain a presence in SCS

[@nightbro5896]

@@MSNC11 Isn't this Nato expansionism in another coat? I mean security is good and well but, we have to know that the reason why these nations are letting america stay here is because China is bullying them?

[@kajto1941]

Because thats not true they are not american bases in south china sea and the bases in korea and japan were agreements by korea and japan for protection against ussr,north korea and china

[@nightbro5896]

@@kajto1941 Can you read all of that slowly. I just want you to understand what you wrote my friend.

[@ayzone211]

No matter how long it's been, Chinese are still professional, in blaming others for their own mistakes

[@itsdextersy]

Forgot to mention the decision made last 2015 about the dispute islands.

[@tomcatkewell]

some said this video needs a part 2. But I say this video needs a part -1/-2/.../-20 till 0200 AD And the video was trying hard to avoid talking about who draw the 9(11) dash line for China. That thanks to ROC government who still running Taiwan, the last province they got left. The trying of tear taiwan out of ROC, or tear ROC out of the history of Chinese claim for south china sea, looks funny. ps. There's no different between 9 or 11 dash. The origin 9 dash was shown on the special thumbnail for southchina sea while the 3 dash remained was shown in the main map for older version. They just put all togeter in one map in the latest version.

[@russgarcia422]

How accurate is this documentary?

[@tango2usa1]

Regardless of the circumstances, the final verdict is clear: the South China Sea does not belong to China. Any disputes that may arise should be addressed as agreements between the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

[@kaiyan4328]

The South China Sea does belong to China. Any disputes that may arise should be addressed as agreements between the Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia and China

[@binhgiabaonguyen9999]

​@@kaiyan4328ngu

[@ThePrincipality-dy1iq]

Right, you go tell China that. I'll hold your drink for you.

[@kenrice.]

@@kaiyan4328 hell naw china be claiming idk thousands of feet away from their land like be so fr. if ever it should be Vietnam's Philippines, and Malaysia only

[@kaiyan4328]

@@kenrice. And China

[@carlosviajes]

Iridentism is a premise, not an argument. What history has proven is that might is right. The Philippines had many chances to enforce sovereignty over the islands of this sea. But if the Armed Forces of the Philippines can regain control, they can argue iridentist claims and gain international support. Weakness invites hostility.

[@JugglerBean]

They also voted for a known Chines puppet who sabotages every chance they have.

[@Kensuke22]

I can agree with you

[@user-ep6fm5zt3t]

I support Spain to take back the Philippines,Because the Philippines has been an inalienable territory of Spain since ancient times.

[@alexhu5491]

Maybe you don't know China's coast guard is 38 times stronger than the Philippine navy. To defeat the Philippine navy you don't even need the Chinese navy 🤣

[@carlosviajes]

@@alexhu5491 And the Chinese navy is a joke that would be obliterated by the US and Japanese fleets in mere hours.

[@manchanang7066]

hey, are you intentionally omitting the fact that the largest island, (Taiping island- the only island that has fresh water in the Spratly islands) was reclaimed by Taiwan immediately after the proclamation of Tomas Cloma? The people of Tomas Cloma were expelled immediately from the Island and the nearest islet (Kalayaan island). The Philippines reoccupied the Kalayaan islet only when Taiwan occupants evacuated due to a typhoon. The claim of Tomas Cloma is ridiculous because these islands were claimed by Vietnam and Republic of China long before he "discovered" them.

[@ITeachChinese]

2:30 "The collection of the south's Road maps(1686)" in Chinese?

[@itch4travel]

Before there was UNCOS and created EEZ, the whole South China Sea was a common fishing ground of all countries around it. When the UNCLOS was created, together with their 200 limit, the EZZ''s inter lapped and disputes started, DIVIDE AND RULE? If the EZZ was limited to 100 miles, there would be no overlaping of EZZ.

[@justthefacts5008]

Copied and pasted from a comment of an American Taiwanese: "The claim China has is based in Cairo treaty signed by US UK Russia and China. Cairo treaty also agreed to return Taiwan and associated islands (including senkaku island which is only 140 miles off Taiwan and was a Taiwanese county) to China. National China (now Taiwan) occupied the largest island in South China Sea after WW2 but doesn’t have enough force to claim the entire territory that China can today. The same is senkaku island Taiwan doesn’t have the power to take it from US when US gave it to Japan in 1970. Hence China sends coast guards there to protect Taiwanese fishing boats from Japanese because China views Taiwan being a part of China in both historical fact and international treaty. In the US china diplomatic establishments in 1978, US also stated Taiwan is a part of China. The augment of rock vs island is a joke. There is a rock next to Taiwan no bigger than a basketball field and Japan got a judgment that being an island and Japan declare extended economic zone so Taiwan can’t even fish off her coastline. The bottom line is whoever has the strong military force is right. So all these talks in this video are pro US because US is string. US dishonored Cairo treaty and wish to continue dominating the world. I’m a Taiwanese American, don’t like CCP, but fact is the fact. US is a bully created most of these dispute to secure dependency on US and sells dated weapons to the region for profit.

[@itch4travel]

@@justthefacts5008 One China Policy/Principle (Google it) which the USA agreed to, stated that, "TAIWAN IS A PROVINCE OF CHINA."

[@didierduplantier8359]

@@justthefacts5008 Show me the section in the Cairo Communique that gave China all the islands in the South China Sea. The document is publicly available to everyone, so try not to make up shits to prove your narrative

[@paulchen2224]

very interesting.. any idea who is/are the brilliant master mind behind these with such a 'wonderful far distant sight' .

[@dps2933]

​@@itch4travel The Taiwan Relations Act? Why China dont attack USA?

[@exajim1113]

You miss the filing of the Philippines in International Arbitration. It is an important document to support the occupation of China to the West Philippine Sea.

[@angelobandal7112]

China's claim in spartly islands are ludicrous. If China's dynasties truly invaded those atolls, shoals, and small islands why didn't they just invaded the whole maritime southeast asia and the rest of southeast asia that could actually support population. This bullying of China is typical of showing CCP's power like they are doing within their country.

[@dilucragnvindr130]

It's not included because the arbitration ruling is non-binding in legality. The Permanent court of arbitration is not an official UN organization. That's why it's only up to each individual state to enforce it.

[@angelobandal7112]

@@dilucragnvindr130 So it should be the law of the jungle then -that smaller states cannot stand up from bigger countries.

[@dilucragnvindr130]

@@angelobandal7112 Like I said, the international law should be followed but the arbitration ruling has no legal teeth.

[@angelobandal7112]

@@dilucragnvindr130 "Like I said" wasn't so obvious. Be more blatant to clearly speak your mind!

[@ryanryan4223]

that is village hidden in the rain netflix adaptation

[@lillycookie9993]

Thank you so much all allies for helping the philippines .

[@khaiphamba5991]

The OWNERSHIP of a territory is INDEFINITE/UNDEFINED. Territory changes its owner through time. The capable one who effectively controls and administrates it can rightfully claim it until taken by someone else. There is no such thing as "true/original owner" of any territory. Or at best, it may "belong" to someone if it has been, again, controlled and administrated by him for long enough that the others recognize (or do not challenge) that fact. So, the flags that you see on these islands, if unchanged until this very moment, indicate the countries that own them. As for the South China Sea, China is "in charge of" it, based on its navy might and capabilities.

[@jeffbybee5207]

The rules have changed borders in this over crowded world are pretty fixed at least since 67 red china should stay out of the spratleys

[@anthony64632]

China has no right to claim all of that sea

[@khaiphamba5991]

@@anthony64632 Everyone can claim anything. That's what a "claim" means. It does not mean such claim is based on fact.

[@anthony64632]

@khaiphamba5991 ,Those seas are far away from China so common sense prevails. There are more attacks by Chinese navy .

[@loganvk7542]

3:23 thailand never occupied by imperial japan, as thailand negotiated a deal to allow a free passage to Singapore in exchange for its sovereignty.

[@alanjinkloid8982]

How far is Guam to USA?

[@AstrobumTV]

ASEAN seriously need to develop their own long range hypersonic missiles and draft its own "An attack on one is an attack on all" treaty.

[@user-jr9hp3bj2o]

Joke, you are no match for our Chinese

[@JianDanJiBen]

As a Malaysian the thumbnail really hurts me that Malaysia is a part of Indonesia, no hate or anything I love the video

[@LL-rm8xt]

I think you left out the fact that Vietnam started the artificial island building FIRST, China then copied then a couple of years later

[@shuguo5882]

And unfortunately China is too good at building...😂

[@arthurblaze3931]

@@shuguo5882 too good at building fake things

[@bbd121]

I have a few Filipino friends and I hope and pray that China and everyone would just calm down.

[@ferdinandm9504]

south china sea is being common used words but actually some part of it is philippine sea

[@jdw777]

Why do they called it "China Sea"? Maybe they should change the name to South East Asia Sea.

[@ginamarievillanueva8130]

100% AGREE!!!!!!

[@NguyenHoang-nv2mn]

It’s just a name like Indian ocean and it doesnt mean the sea belongs to china!!!

[@user-uu2wp5ny3u]

因为你们的国家是白人创造的

[@Darkventus-jo3kx]

There are probably a lot of undiscovered species on those islands gone just like that

[@dreamer_love-bn9rp]

I just want to ask a question, is there the United States on the map in the video? So why the hell is the United States getting involved?😅

[@willempasterkamp862]

by using ancient imperial maps china can also claim the Korean peninsula and the russian far-east. oh wait, aren't this the islands of Catan located in the catanian sea ?

[@henrycheong7563]

China waiting to claim their land in Russia control .waiting for the downfall of Putin before sending Chinese troops to their claimed land valdivastok .

[@user-zo5en8ix5q]

古代？近代！中华民国！

[@maolo76]

Why would China claim Korea. Korea was a vassal state. They weren't part of china during Qing Dynasty. And Russia did took a part of outter Manchuria.

[@willempasterkamp862]

@@maolo76 Tibet, inner-mongolia, Uighuria and 2 other 'vassal' territories are claimed by China. Vietnam and Korea at some times were subject to the emperor. Manchuria has no vassal status cuz the imperial dynasty was from manchurian descent ; China ( the realm of the middle ) is 'un' officialy still the vassal of Manchuria.

[@zhizunyu9137]

The Philippines, indeed, was a former colony of the United States. During this period, the U.S., as the sovereign power over the Philippines, did not voice objections to China's maritime claims. In 1945, after World War II, the U.S. even dispatched warships to assist China in establishing boundary markers on islands and reefs in the South China Sea. In 1946, when the United States granted independence to the Philippines, the territorial boundaries defined in the Philippines' constitution at the time of its founding did not conflict with China's claims. The maps of the Philippines from that era did not depict any disputed islands or reefs with China. It's only after the discovery of oil and gas reserves in the South China Sea that the Philippines amended its territorial baseline law, which does indeed raise questions about the timing and motivation behind this change. Regardless of history, let’s talk about the present, why did the United States respect China’s claims in 1945, and now, just a few decades later, it has begun to completely abandon it?

[@NiX_aKi]

29:00 The US mediated in standoff and both the Philippines and China agreed to back off. The Philippines left the area first but China just stayed.

[@rmcl7583]

and the US did not forced China to comply but insisted that PH government to comply. So much for an ally that is why never trust these yankees. See Ukrain gor example.

[@Xiazelong]

Originally, it's none of the United States' business. Why does the Philippines obediently follow the United States like a dog?

[@HuwadKami-tu3hp]

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