Why the South China Sea Could Spark a US-China War

The Phillippines and the US are in the midst of joint military exercises near the South China Sea and Taiwan, sparking anger from Beijing. This year’s war games are taking place at a time of increasingly strained relations between China and the Philippines. Maritime encounters between the countries have become more frequent, with China’s recurring use of water cannons damaging Philippine boats. Why are tensions escalating almost two years into Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency? And what are the implications for the US and the rest of the world?
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Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:16 - Clashes near Second Thomas Shoal
02:24 - What’s behind the dispute?
04:20 - US’s interest
06:15 - Duterte’s approach to China
07:15 - Marcos’s strategy
08:36 - How tensions risk a wider conflict
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[@katong1953]

As a supposedly prestigious publication, you should know that no international court awarded anything to the Philippines over the South Chiina Sea. It was an arbitration panel, attended only by the Philippines, that made the award. And an arbitration panel has no jurisdiction to rule on anything unless the parties agree to submit to its jurisdiction, and China had not.

[@Greedflation]

34.99 a month a little high, 10-20 bucks would be much better

[@Booz2010]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

The US military violated Iraqi sovereignty and invaded it under false pretenses. Seems like the US only cares about sovereignty when it suits them.

[@user-ns9zn2vo9x]

The Arbitral Award is not a PCA ruling. It is an UNCLOS ruling. China has a right not to participate in the proceedings. Even without China’s participation, the Tribunal considered China’s position and claims, and made sure that the Philippines’ claimsare well founded in fact and law. On the other hand, China has an obligation to accept the final and binding ruling. Under UNCLOS, China’s non-participation is allowed, but non-acceptance is not.

[@juliannemil6158]

China does not recognize the UNCLOS ruling. Yet China cited UNCLOS as a ground for annexing Vietnamese territorial waters. Such duplicity.

[@ajaykumarsingh702]

Hey, someone must balance the Western hypocrisy. China is the best candidate for that.

[@user-yj7zn9vb1n]

笑话，联合国从来没有承认海牙法庭的合法性，特别是公约法不涉及主权争议

[@lvjinbin28]

Of course China recognizes the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, but China just does not recognize your illegal arbitration.

[@qiantaochen699]

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization headquartered at the Peace Palace, in The Hague, Netherlands. Also, UNCLOS does not deal with matters of territorial disputes or to resolve issues of sovereignty, as that field is governed by rules of customary international law on the acquisition and loss of territory.

[@user-yj7zn9vb1n]

@@qiantaochen699 你的解释是对的

[@cirilobarrera9053]

" GREEDINESS IS THE MAIN REASON "

[@byronj9741]

菲律宾豿太贪婪！！！

[@richsaavedra2759]

@@byronj9741 China is the Greedy one look how far it was from your home and you're not following the UNCLOS. Our Fishermen's should benefit from those areas not China.

[@SrEnthusiasm]

​@@byronj9741since when? Ur pals were lurking in Catanduanes d1psh1t

[@krisdaniellequinonez3361]

​@@SrEnthusiasmeven in catanduanes??

[@armadox9773]

​@@krisdaniellequinonez3361 yes few days ago. Chinese research vessel entered the east philippine sea and even entered the 12nautical mile territorial water of philippines thats why it was really alarming.

[@divyeshkumar6357]

The Chinese sea claim is literally the whole breadth of sea area between china , vietnam and philipines. Where do they think filips would go for fishing. The coast guard activity is nothing but harassment.

[@ILIVEAGOODLIFE]

Why is the United States there?

[@yeeter1877]

​@@Qiushishuoyour government lies and gaslight all the time. You guys like to point fingers and accuse others of the things you do.

[@Scribit339]

@@Qiushishuo 50cents

[@Qiushishuo]

@@Scribit339 lol, do you have evidence show I am wrong?

[@nosyneighbor4408]

​@@ILIVEAGOODLIFEWhy is China there?

[@joseraularmea7448]

You’re not in the middle of South China Sea. You’re within the 200 Nautical miles Exclusively Economic Zone of the Philippines

[@FernandoGomez-hg4rn]

The US hasn't ratified the Law of the Sea Treaty, funnily enough.

[@itch4travel]

How many other countries are claiming hte same EEZ that the Philippines are claiming?

[@Uuuuukong]

​@@itch4travelnone, except China. I believe the video showed every EEZ of each SEA nation.

[@jasonjean2901]

@@Uuuuukong Yeah, that's why it was very misleading. Every single South China Sea claimant nation claims more territory than their EEZ. In the graphic, it didn't show that Vietnam claims that Spratly Islands too.

[@gemacio22]

​​@@itch4travelhow many countries are preventing philippines from fishing in their own eez?

[@JinFurikusu]

If the US wants to assert whose territory belongs to whom, then stop calling it the South China Sea!

[@Argus-ut8gi]

Middle East: I discovered oil; Merica: you need democracy and freedom.

[@melvinbarnett1910]

Should it be called the American straight?

[@bmno.4565]

That's just a name, just like the Indian ocean doesn't belong to India.

[@articraftic]

the right name is west taiwan

[@NeoVargas-ob7nx]

Right on! Mexico does not own the Gulf of Mexico. Japan does not own the Sea of Japan, which is on its west side. Persia does not own the Persian Gulf. I could go on and on. The South China Sea is a misnomer because it was named so by a British adventurer in Borneo many centuries ago. The prehistoric peoples who crisscrossed the South China the most were the natives of the Sri Vijayan Empire, which stretch from Indonesia and Malaya, through Borneo, the south of Vietnam and the central islands of the Philippines. The South China Sea should more aptly be named the Southeast Asia Sea.

[@makubex2kro]

UN international court has only fangs on Africa and weak countries but on China... naaahhh.. pathetic..😂😂😂

[@dragoniv]

Water cannons are a weapon that causes structural and possibly personal damage, and are being used on civilian ships. That's not a defensive posture.

[@cassinitakano5736]

better than American bombs

[@deanzaZZR]

@@cassinitakano5736 And cluster bombs at that

[@portalkey5283]

The used military grade lasers, too.

[@Dept246]

They are fighting over ownership of the Second Thomas Shoal. The reporting is distorting what is happening between China and the Philippines. This has nothing to do with the Philippines 200 miles EEZ.

[@akiyamayusuke]

Tell me, when has the US military ever used a non-lethal weapon?

[@chicanohek]

If anyone noticed, Taiwans claims to the South China Sea mirror maintain China’s claims. Interesting to note.

[@whatc3]

因为台湾是中国的一部分，所以它当然使用中国的主张😊

[@hegemaniac4652]

The claims aren't the problem here. The methods are.

[@xirb-4007]

China has shown more aggression than Taiwan. Heck, Taiwan does have claims but they're more focused on their own island in recent years over the claims.

[@BreadyToCrumble]

I think Taiwan's claim to the SCS is related to the One-China policy - if Taiwan rescinds its claims, China will probably interpret it as a pro-independence move, going against the One China policy. This is also the reason why even today Taiwan claims not only Mainland China, but the whole of Mongolia as well as parts of countries which border modern-day China. Hence why no one really mentions it. Although it's interesting to note that Taiwan also has an outpost on the Spratlys, which I find interesting too. Arguably, this whole problem exists because of the KMT, which used to rule mainland China and are now based in Taiwan. The KMT Government were the first to publish the 11-dash line (note the map in the video which you're referring to) before the Communists reduced it to remove claims from the Gulf of Tonkin.

[@Maige2900]

You numpty because not long ago it was one government, hence the “mirroring” historical claim. Western views of this and the USA being police in the area is only to utilise the Phillipines, Vietnam etc to create division and maintain power. China will definitely share and allow everyone to develop economically as proven in most developing nations over the past 20 years. Philippines just has some odd Stockholm syndrome at the moment

[@hamisare5073]

China has really violated Philippine sea How can China say that the all South sea is ours, knowing that the sea is far away and close to the Philippines? When you see China on the map, it is far away from the Philippine, and there are islands around the Philippines that China built, how is that right?

[@JingbaoHu-bu3ci]

You ask America how many islands they occupy outside the American land, Is America right?

[@journeymanX]

​@@JingbaoHu-bu3ciok wuma0,but you dont hear guam, american samoa complain about US rule unlike HK and tibet

[@cassinitakano5736]

@@journeymanX matter of fact the Japanese locals complain on a daily basis but I guess you're kinda slow

[@justingriffin2546]

The Chinese plotted those islands hundreds of years ago....you should negotiate a deal and get usa out...they want war and dont care if all philipinos die in the process...

[@justingriffin2546]

@@JingbaoHu-bu3ci japan is an occupird territory since usa dropped nuclear bombs on them....

[@0rbital]

"this is not poking the pooh..." - Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

[@johncerdena]

Haha poking the bear but pooh is more personalized

[@joelturley4847]

Winnie the Pooh Bear 😂😂😂​@@johncerdena

[@ChinaPower1]

😢

[@daneemax]

​@CNTikTok so you want the Philippines to just give up territory? What exactly are you expecting? You think Filipinos defending their own country is being "just a US colony"?

[@NeostormXLMAX]

@@daneemaxthe philipines never even existed as an independent country when china claimed the islands we

[@portalkey5283]

I'll tell you why: a neighboor has the audacity to disrespect ALL its neighboors within their own economic zones. :)

[@cassinitakano5736]

that's called a superpower, deal with it.

[@portalkey5283]

@@cassinitakano5736 it's being dealt with, you unsharpened pencil.

[@portalkey5283]

@@cassinitakano5736 ah I almost forgot the trolls of pooh. hello there! how's the real estate market back home? LOL

[@hifivingstarfish6885]

@@portalkey5283 It's being managed not with bailouts unlike the US. :) And China is dealing with it by growing another 5.3% in 2023. Poor US, losing everywhere to China, and the US keeps on sending its leaders, I mean beggars, to China. Yellen last week, Blinken now...truly a dying empire. The PH is better off negotiating a deal with China. Instead, it hangs onto the US as second fiddle. No country should allow another to have military bases on its land. Period. Unless of course, you're a pup to a master...PH, Japan, S. Korea...all puppets. The US makes the decisions for your country, not your government.

[@AbdulRehman-fn4nk]

Are you talking about the US or China, lol genuinely confused?

[@jaridkeen123]

Lol 😂 1:25 the sailors behind him are giving China the bird

[@Booz2010]

Slava 🇹🇼

[@ecoideazventures6417]

Is that enough? China has the arrogance of picking fights with every country it shares its borders. Just showing the bird will be enough to rattle the dragon?

[@skylark2583]

Lol I can't blame them 😅

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

​@@skylark2583 chinese are laughing at them still

[@portalkey5283]

Thank you for pointing that out! Haha

[@DrBiBeatz]

Stop calling it, south china sea because you're validating Chinese claims.

[@spagsauce]

the fact that we are calling it "South China Sea" when the area is far from China and is surrounded by South East Asian countries.

[@Phlegethon]

It’s cute you think those countries aren’t just random wastelands that came recently

[@spagsauce]

​@@Phlegethon crazy that these 9 dashed lines from an old document that defies maritime laws dictate a country's territory

[@cassinitakano5736]

lol, I wouldn't call the PH a "country", it's more like a zoo

[@brucelu4782]

Because the Chinese have been sailing in this sea for thousands of years to Middle East, Africa, India for trade, while Pilipino natives only stuck around their island. The proof: the sea floor of South China Sea is full of ancient Chinese shipwrecks. Don't blame China, the train left station a thousand years ago. It's the goodness of China, that the Philippines were not colonized by the Chinese, the same can't be said of the Westerners.

[@waldpaduada1830]

​@@brucelu4782Well that area is much closer to the philippines than China so obiously filipino fishermen can easily go there even with small boats. And also the Big ships from Spainiards who colonized the Philippines for 300 years ago and named the Islands over there Baho de masinloc aka Scarborough shoal.

[@delphipascal]

Never see China pick on Russia or Japan. Always going after the small guys. Like the illegal fishing off the South American coast.

[@leini6099]

Why bother commenting on something you don't understand at all? China is the only nation in the world that had wars and major armed conflicts with ALL 5 UNSC permanent members in the last 100 years, with US (Korea, Vietnam, Hainan island incident), UK (Chinese civil war, Korea), France (Korea, Vietnamese independence war), Russia/USSR (Sino-Soviet border conflict in 1969), China (yes, China vs China, 1945-1949 civil war). It also had wars with Japan (WWII), India (1962), Vietnam (1979-1989) when not fighting with those 5 UNSC members. Don't get too shocked for such facts.

[@SGN30]

And the US has? 😂

[@pv2639]

​@@leini6099if you know your history what happened in Tibet on March 16, 2008?

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

@@leini6099 China hasn't fought against the UK in the past century, for the US and France those were both proxy wars, and for the USSR it wasn't even a full war, just border skirmishes.

[@user-dv4pw8yb2w]

@@pv2639We know our history better than you do, so just take care of your poor country.

[@jackfieldsjack1061]

Philippines should claim its own

[@hitthedeck4115]

Indeed it should, and that's why countries need a strong military. The SEA region should ideally create a joint defense industry.

[@user-yv4gg7jb2f]

I suppose that is what they do and what they need us support for.

[@valentinoggesen2200]

So China can occupy the Philippines 🇵🇭 haha 😂

[@valentinoggesen2200]

@@hitthedeck4115 China signed the international law and law of the sea. Such animal system shall never trust and be on earth 🌍

[@valentinoggesen2200]

Come on 40k against 1k animal 🦔

[@iammarauder5418]

One could argue that Duterte was one of the worst presidents the Philippines had, given his reluctance to defend the nation and his focus on killing the most economically disadvantaged Filipinos, regardless of their age.

[@tonyfrancisco370]

Even way before back then the Ph government can't make a proper resolve with these territorial dispute with China. And if you're talking about killing those "economically disadvantaged Filipinos", are you referring to those who do drugs? Ain't those two terms different? You claimed such a thing while forgetting the PNP ain't perfect. Some of its officials has ties with the drug trades and that was discovered later on. And at DDs administration, the US was against him. Why would the Ph government buy old military equipments from US when they can get new from China and Russia?

[@jasonsaldajeno8262]

Nah , the Aquinos were the worst presidents, depleting our military capacity to defend our sovereignty from internal threats such as NPA and external threats (China)

[@ni_co523]

Sees a place where they can extract resources. China: let’s claim that place as well no matter how far it is from our country

[@user-lt6ke9hg8f]

Obviously you don't understand history. China has islands in the South China Sea because its navy is weak. After 1970. It was gradually invaded and occupied by Southeast Asian countries. . The reason was the discovery of oil and gas. China was weak at that time. The navy cannot reach it. . It was only in 1976 that China struck back for the first time. Before 1970. No country has raised any objection that the South China Sea belongs to China. . You can check the maps of China before 1970 in Southeast Asian countries. . . Or you can look at the "Map of the Republic of China". That is the "Qiu Begonia" map of Taiwan

[@VS257]

Stop calling it "South China Sea" it's FAR from China. It's WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

[@zzzyyy5178]

@@VS257 Sees a place where they can extract resources. Phi: let’s claim that place as well no matter whether it belongs to our country. just learn more history before talking

[@ni_co523]

@@zzzyyy5178 lol you clearly haven’t seen a map. Try checking which country is near that Scarborough shoal. Chinese people be making claims based on their “ancient maps” 🙄

[@evanpage4621]

If the CHinese were basing their claim on historical data then the British can claim India as well?

[@matpk]

Yes🎉

[@davidkz9359]

In fact the historical reason that Chinese based on is far more long and early than the British if they claim India. Even earlier than the foundation of US.

[@sed9406]

China was there before all these countries got decolonized and independence. before that only china has the tech to map and fish on those islands or riffs.

[@pgdaszzz7399]

Lands are not equal to water

[@igoldenage]

They are basing their claims on power and strength man.

[@siarnaqfrost4968]

The real question here is when and where will the US (congress) define "war" to activate its mutual defense treaty with the Philippines? They can move the goal posts as often and as far as they want to avoid war until it favors them or its too late (for the Philippines).

[@DiscoverPhilippines_]

@@CNTikTok chinese bot

[@cobrakai388]

@@DiscoverPhilippines_ Yup! Same comment on every response.

[@cobrakai388]

To answer your question, Phil Pres Marcos said in one of his recent interview that the MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY would activate once ANY PHILIPPINE PERSONEL would be KILLED IN ACTION. So basically until nobody is getting killed, rest assure that no war will ever happen.

[@KSmifune]

It was already stated by the US and Philippine government after the trilateral meeting. When a Filipino got killed in Philippines EEZ. US will honor the mutual defense treaty and well come to Philippines aid.

[@Booz2010]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼 Heroyam TAIWANese 🦾

[@Gepap3]

This video incorrectly shows the Vietnamese claim - and lies by omission, since Vietnam also claims the entirety of the Spratley Islands.

[@jaysusbriz5695]

Excellent yes

[@ricosubekti1450]

As a Indonesian, Philippines policy is too careless. you should still be able to have a military alliance with the west, without America creating a military base in your country. once they are in, they will never get out, you may become a rich country like Korea, but your neck will always be tied. but I respect the choice of Asean brothers.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

It would be great if ASEAN was more united. But we're not, especially when it comes to the China Issue. The US is the only viable way for the Philippines to actually resist China's advances.

[@user-ez5wn6qw1o]

@@WallNutBreaker524What crazy remarks? No one can stop China from becoming powerful.

[@Joelmonterrey]

Dictators will always try to grab land and resources while falsely playing victim. I hope the US can help Philippines build a Navy.

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU has to give away most of their land and sea.

[@Joelmonterrey]

Philippines had names and maps for the territory probably 3000 years earlier.

[@le_nonexistent8528]

@@Joelmonterrey probably?

[@lunalovegood9269]

Yeah it was well documented that the Philippine Map on its territories goes way back than China. ​@@le_nonexistent8528

[@lvjinbin28]

You are right. The United States dictatorship supported the Chinese dictator, anti-communist and pro-American right-wing Chiang Kai-shek occupied the South China Sea islands in 1946. then Kuomintang dictatorship drew an 11-dash line with US navy support, Therefore, the ROC dictatorship got kicked to Taiwan after 1949. but now ROC becomes liberal democracy, so can you convince Taiwan to give up 11 dash-line now?

[@ethannguyen5675]

Stand with Philippine from Vietnam 🇻🇳

[@portalkey5283]

I love Vietnam! You are lovely people who are respectful and undeterstanding. I'd love to visit Saigon soon!

[@MarlenNurmakov]

Would Vietnam fight against China alongside USA? 🙂

[@captainstrass]

vietman. pls give back our island that you get from our country first. 😅

[@preston74]

​@@MarlenNurmakovVietnam has been distancing itself from the CCP as it strengthens relations with other countries like Japan and the U.S.

[@ethannguyen5675]

@@captainstrass These islands belong to Vietnam based on history that we taken from the past, this stage we all committed that China’s claims is too wrong. philippine and vietnam can work on this every easy.

[@truenorth4173]

Philippines should learn from Ukraine and should invest on sea drones!

[@jojokong3128]

中国很愿意出售这些无人机。想要多少?

[@saucesamurai8768]

​@@jojokong3128😂😂😂 you are hilarious

[@ryans4584]

@@jojokong3128 我不确定他们是否喜欢中国制造的产品，因为他们在使用之前就收支平衡了，祝你好运。

[@jojokong3128]

@@ryans4584 喜欢不喜欢，全世界绝大多数产品也是中国制造啊。难道他们能骨气硬到要用香蕉来打造海上无人机吗？😂

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

@@saucesamurai8768这并不是玩笑 而是现实😂😂

[@christianreyquisto3163]

Why only show the nine dash line modern map? Why can't you show the Philippine ancient map of the sea: "Carta Hydrografica de las Islas Filipinas"?

[@user-kl1gd4xq2k]

Seriously? You want to compare the ancient maps with China?

[@hiraya.7854]

@@user-kl1gd4xq2k well, i think it's pretty valid since the nine dash line of china comes from a supposedly ancient map or whatever. but yeh it's just dumb either way

[@KSmifune]

@@user-kl1gd4xq2k You want to see the British map?

[@transcendent_9]

​@@user-kl1gd4xq2k South China Sea was named after China by a Portuguese explorer, but it doesn't mean that China owned it. Your maps are useless.

[@deanzaZZR]

I love how they sped up when they showed Taiwan's (ROC) claims to be the exact same as China (PRC). 😆

[@kai6477]

The international law for the South China Sea Ruling is not even ratified by United States.

[@debatetv5794]

do you need validation from US? being an ally and international law is totally different.

[@NeoVargas-ob7nx]

First of all, the Second Thomas Shoal, called "Ayungin" in Filipino language, is WITHIN the UN-designated Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines, being less than 200 nautical miles from Palawan Island. Article 55 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea signed on Dec. 10, 1982. We are not talking about the entire South China Sea here. There are many reefs and shoals in the South China Sea that many countries want to own, but Ayungin or Second Thomas Shoal should be beyond dispute. Do you know who was one of the first countries to sign the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982? China was one of the first to sign! Not only that, but China also ratified UNCLOS in 1996! I am just a simple Filipino student, but in my opinion people need to know the facts. I'm willing to be a fact researcher for Bloomberg.

[@ronelicabandi9706]

I agree with you but it doesn't matter to them dude. 1 or few well informed person isn't going to win against an army of idiots and bots here in the comment section.

[@murimurimrui]

Eto rin yong tungkol sa kasaysay. Kung wala kang lakas wala kang karapatan. Lahat nang mga pahintulot kailangan nang lakas at kagat. Kung wala niyon, pues, panangalin lang yan kay Santa Claus.

[@fidesmagno]

Pt of view Ng china sa pinas, PINAS GUNAGAMUT NA PANANGA ANG US LABAN SA CHINA, US GUSTO SUBUKAN ANG KANILANG MGA MODENONG ARMAS

[@fxldmd3899]

但你的国家绝对不会说早在中国宋朝前就有相关岛礁的发现和命名，而那个时候你的国家并不存在，甚至只是原始部落的散居岛屿

[@elent4052]

Ayungin is within 200 nautical miles of Taiping island which housed 200 people since 1950s T.f.all 3 have a claim The seeds of bad faith and deceit are planted by obama and aquino for this conflict

[@syweiner434]

Some int'l companies should move from china to Phillipines to rectify this power imbalance.

[@buravan1512]

*They would, if they could 😂*

[@johnzkeePW]

They've already started moving. They got spooked when Chinese government started arresting staff of foreign companies. But it's gradual. But they've already started moving. Especially Japan.

[@John_Smith_86]

What does Phillipines have to offer the world?

[@CongSingGaoLu888]

@@John_Smith_86 Not the SARS COV2 that’s for sure. The world thanks China for that.

[@buravan1512]

@@johnzkeePW you're funny 🤣

[@wlee5494]

And how many bases does America have in the South China sea?? How many bases in Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Guam, etc. And what is America doing there? You don't see Chinese bases encircling America.

[@KSmifune]

How about vietnam what did China respect its maritime rights?

[@SA-lp1yq]

Oh if China had the capacity to do so, it would. But China is a paper tiger, and is not yet dictating global order. As they say, better to nip it in the bud. The Nazis wanted its own global order and failed. The Soviets were the same. Now China wants to impose its own global order, and it too will fail. All 3 have one thing in common: very weak soft power. The Philippines, a much weaker country, has even stronger soft power than China. It's hilarious.

[@benjaminbio5834]

It’s not just the US forces alone but allied forces tagging along yes to keep you at bay.

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU has to give away most of their land and sea.

[@isakangalamatnaabnoy2149]

​@@sed9406in my dream last night i map the CHINA 20.000 years ago so china is mine your map 1000 years ago is illegal and mine is legal 20.000 years ago

[@whitney9810]

​@sed9406, you can't take stolen land!

[@elent4052]

Tribunal court can't fool everyone that ligao island is a rock

[@jjms7167]

It's a little bit trickier than Ukraine, as the US does have mutual defense agreement with the Philippines and it's a long standing one at that. Unlike with Ukraine, the US does have actual ratified responsibility to commit to the defense of the Philippines if it gets attacked. Having said that, the US is not a signatory to UNCLOS and they can simply back out of the issue or put pressure on the Philippines to drop its claims in case they reach a more favorable relationship with China. The Philippines could've played a bit harder to get and played both sides instead of instantly committing to give rimjobs to the US once their new president took over. China could've also done a better job when they had a chance with the more China friendly Duterte, now they are encircled. If they played the long game, they could've been the ones with bases in the Philippines instead of the US. Amateur hour from China tbh.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

Intriguing. Though I doubt the US would abandon the Philippines for China, even if Trump were to take power. That would be too unpopular. Especially considering America has 4 Million Pinoys as Citizens.

[@jetster785]

Foolish China is wrongly assuming that as the seas share its name, it should claim the whole thing! It was the UK who named it for the region and not exclusively for China!

[@chandrareddy393]

By the same logic, India should claim whole of Indian ocean citing the given name 😂😂😂

[@cassinitakano5736]

you think China is trying to control of the sea because of its name? Who gives a single flying fk about who named it?

[@Booz2010]

Slava 🇹🇼 Heroyam TAIWANese 🦾

[@thefourthrabbit9516]

So basically another problem created by the former colonial powers.

[@wongpohchan9485]

Names are just names, nothing to do with ownership. And China does not say it belongs to it because of the name. When Chinese ships were sailing these seas, where was the Philippines?

[@monarichard3142]

US military need to send out more ships to defend the Philippines.

[@Ahmed4zmi]

😂😂

[@yusufmudashiru]

America puppet, Shame on you, go for diplomacy and stop longing for war.

[@jojokong3128]

你们得花钱去请啊。

[@mawkuri5496]

that is why the philippines will always stay weak.. they wont learn to strengthen themselves because they rely on US and the Treaty. philippines will be always bullied by the aggressors

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

That's rich when the US military violated Iraqi sovereignty and invaded it under false pretenses. Seems like the US only cares about sovereignty when it suits them.

[@KingFisher06]

We the Filipinos are peace loving people. We do not want war. We just wanted to live and survive. Since 15th century we suffered under foreign aggression until world war 2. But the Filipinos despite lack of capabilities never back down any challenge. If situation between China and the Philippines continues to escalate and if war happens. I know the Philippines lacks firepower, but if the west supports us and give is neccessary equipments and weapons, we will do the rest. I thank China for awakening the Filipino warrior spirit and of Patriotism. We will rise up, we will build up our forces. We will crash our Godless enemies. We will defeat communism and convert China to Christianity. Only then, we will liberate the chinese people from the bondage of slavery and they will taste true freedom.

[@dewan5789]

Seperti yang dikatakan menteri pertahanan indonesia dan presiden terpilih indonesia 2024, "Jika kau mendambakan perdamaian, bersiap-siaplah menghadapi perang" itulah kenapa indonesia melakukan belanja alutsista besar-besaran dan terus menerus memodernisasi alutsistanya, dari mulai pesawat jet, kapal perang, rudal pertahanan udara maupun radar, karna indonesia tahu bahwa kedepannya konflik yg akan terjadi adalah laut china selatan, dan untuk negara-negara ASEAN bersatulah dan pastikan antar negara saling mendukung, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam adalah jangkar di negara ASEAN untuk menghadapi serangan dari pihak luar ASEAN, perkuatlah pertahanan negara masing-masing dan buat fakta pertahanan seperti NATO, jika ada satu negara di ASEAN yang diserang maka seluruh negara-negara bagian dari ASEAN akan ikut berperang, dengan begitu harapannya negara-negara di ASEAN tidak dipandang remeh, tidak seperti di negara-negara arab yang tidak saling membantu.

[@franzvanjulio5523]

It’s exciting. We have so many options.

[@blakestylinson5246]

tf

[@JudicialBrat]

Yeah, war is exciting behind the safety of your bluescreen back home aint it? Typical Warmonger.

[@magnuslundin682]

The South china sea should be renamed to something that does not contain the word china so the chinese don't get these weird idea that it all belongs to them.

[@vitnomconghanh]

​@@peterseth3296tham lam , cách 1000km vẫn đòi của mình thì chịu, cả châu á này là của china

[@Jimmyli0426]

@@vitnomconghanh When our ancestors fished in the South China Sea, your ancestors still didn't evolve on the trees.😂

[@vitnomconghanh]

​@@Jimmyli0426 biển hoa đông khác biển đông nha cháu, thiếu mặt trời là người trung quốc không dám nhận là của mình

[@vitnomconghanh]

​@@Jimmyli0426 lích sử tàu khựa bao nhiêu năm mà xạo vậy

[@vitnomconghanh]

​@@Jimmyli0426 bớt nhận vơ đi nha

[@stayaway1127]

To correct you all ,its not China Sea, the disputed sea belongs to Philippine territory

[@user-lt6ke9hg8f]

You can brainwash your own people. The whole world cannot be brainwashed. China’s sovereignty over the South China Sea. There is no controversy.

[@MH-il1lk]

Gordon Chang stated, "Chinas' behavior has deteriorated in the last three decades."

[@michaele4830]

In other words, China cannot be contained. 🤣🤣🤣

[@winzyl9546]

​@@michaele4830means china cannot be trusted

[@gazzman6547]

@@michaele4830 Sanctions already contained China.

[@mikaelo-ds5ch]

Why Carribean Sea Could Spark a US-China War? In case you wondering who is aggressor - you can just compare the count of US military bases near the Chinese borders to Chinese bases near the US borders.

[@wildfire8126]

The territory of the Philippines is defined by the Treaty of Paris of 1898, the Treaty of Dissection of 1900, and the Boundary Treaty of 1930. The territory of the Philippines was defined by the Treaty of Paris and the Treaty of the Philippine Territory and Cutoff, signed in Paris in 1898 and 1900 between the United States and Spain. Philippine territory was further defined when the United States signed the final treaty with Britain in 1930 known as the Boundaries/Washington Declaration. The 1898 Treaty of Paris signed by the Americans and Spanish made it clear that the western boundary of the Philippine Islands did not include the Spratly Islands. The United States gave Philippine independence to the Filipinos in 1946. Maps of the Philippines are drawn with polygons to strictly define its territory and have been released to the world for decades.

[@ericfabian5080]

HAVE YOU EVEN HEARD OF UNCLOS???

[@BatAskal]

Where were you during the hearings at Hague in 2016? 😂😂

[@tanzirhossain7159]

Does not matter, china got historic claim to this sea

[@753238]

As you can see Americans still deside what is best for the Philippines

[@BatAskal]

@@753238 It's hilarious that none of the so-called experts online supporting China's position were at Hague Tribunal to defend their 9-dash claims against Philippines in 2016. 😆😆

[@user-hi6hl5pz5t]

When discussing the ownership of the South China Sea, the countries around the South China Sea are still colonies. When oil was discovered in the South China Sea, the United States called one of its dogs, "Philippines," with the word "justice."

[@noman266]

If the US could annex Hawaii, which is thousands of miles away, I don't see why China can't claim the South China Sea? lol

[@PurpleDoritos666]

People forget that USA already annexed Philippines in the past 🤣🤣🤣 they were set to become a state but Filipino president refused it

[@scepticalbeliever]

​@@PurpleDoritos666 not annexed, but bought from Spain.

[@nulnoh219]

1st rule of sovereignty is whether or not you can defend your claims.

[@TheMaster4534]

“There is no in-between, no intermediate state: either a country is sovereign, or it is a colony, no matter what the colonies are called. And a colony has no historical prospects. If a country is not able to make sovereign decisions - it's a colony.“ - V. Putin

[@edwardogalan1539]

now its 11 🤣🤣

[@harryechiverri6216]

Send a small Philippine Navy for ration supplies, not a private wooden boat. Let's see how those Chinese Coast Guards will respond.

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU has to give away most of their land and sea.

[@SAM_Felipe]

@@sed9406 China does not have a map, if it did, it would have defended itself in the Arbitration in 2016. The fact that it did not produce anything that had any credibility in it only shows that China's claims are baseless. China should leave!

[@weiqiangmai2335]

不是明智的做法。你只需要知道，菲律宾海军战舰仍然没有中国海警船强大。事实就是如此悲伤。

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

然后等着菲律宾海军的舰队被击沉 一言不发沉默着吗？😂😂

[@darthvader-rr27888]

Chinese people look in the map where is your country? your 1000 miles away from your mainland.

[@martintsang1662]

us people can look at map to see how far Hawaii is from their country.

[@mike-sw]

As long as the US remains a threat in the South China Sea, this is bound to happen. China could settle this dispute in favour of its neighbours if the US could stay the f out of it.

[@boxtrout]

Greedy world 😔

[@huas5350]

Vietnam and China have more maritime conflicts than the Philippines, but they are handled much more skillfully. The Vietnamese will not act stupidly as cannon fodder for other countries. There are obviously reasons why this country is lagging behind in Southeast Asia.

[@michaele4830]

Upon Marcos Jr returns as President, US is collecting its due. Junior had to obey because his pile of illegal loots are locked up in Hawaii

[@KSmifune]

Vietnam actually have lost more than the Philippines. Parcel Islands for example while the Philippines lost very little.

[@SA-lp1yq]

Lagging? That's funny Chinese bot. Vietnam has likely reached its peak whilst the Philippines is still peaking. And there is one primary statistic you have to look at: population growth. It has a healthy (not too much, not too little) population growth and its GDP growth is higher than Vietnam. The only advantage Vietnam has is sharing a landmass with China making it easier to access the gargantuan Chinese supply-chain. But that is unraveling now. In the next 10 years, made in China is no longer the norm. And skillfully you said? Vietnam was blowing up Chinese ships. The Philippines does not. Instead, it uses its soft-power to bring the world against China. It's hilarious to see a much weaker country put China in its place diplomatically. People think that The Philippines is like Ukraine. No, we are in a much better position. China will implode before it can even fire its first shot.

[@huas5350]

@@SA-lp1yq 😅Compared with fast-growing economies such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore, the Philippines is still just a rookie. Other countries are rapidly developing their secondary and tertiary industries, but the Philippines, forget it. It is the back hole of ASEAN countries.

[@ROYAL_LION218]

USA doesn't have a Pasific Navy Fleet nor Submarines. Thats not the South China Sea. That is Royal Sea. Between my Islands and Philippines. The Royal Lion Islands. Kalamatan, Swalili and Indonesia peoples republic

[@folag]

This, more than the Taiwan issue, could directly ignite a shooting war.

[@thevanchung7568]

Is that international court, I only heard what I am told

[@JohnCarloLegad-vm5qe]

NINE DASH LIE 😅

[@rockscorpion]

Exactly!😅😂

[@BrentDulnuan-bk6zs]

Next is a ten dash lie

[@rockscorpion]

@@BrentDulnuan-bk6zs 🤣

[@lvjinbin28]

it used to be 11 dash line since 1947, maybe China will restore it.

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

@@rockscorpion This is not a lie. There will be more lines until your coastline is shortened to 10 meters. 😂😂😂

[@jaysusbriz5695]

Indeed.

[@jianlisaiah9161]

China believes that this region of sea is rich in natural resources such as oil and gas deposit!

[@mr.unlucky3081]

IT IS NOT SOUTH CHINA SEA ITS WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

[@edsense5710]

This is all because of 1 person who wants to stay in power FOREVER

[@Duke-uh7jf]

Yes we need a puppet 😂

[@user-gp5id6ix9u]

Xi bingbing

[@Duke-uh7jf]

@@user-gp5id6ix9u China not a puppet nation

[@evilydal]

The Pooh

[@user-gp5id6ix9u]

@@Duke-uh7jf what is china?

[@abysmal_wolf]

China mlilitarized the EEZ zone of neighboring countries who the fvk make instability in the region. The Philippine acts within their territory are universally lawful. They have absolute rights to bring allies to their territory.

[@kittylozon2106]

IT'S WEST PHILIPPINE SEA NOT SOUTH CHINA SEA.

[@munggo8644]

China: Its South China Sea Philippines: No, Its West Philippines Sea Vietnam: East Vietnam Sea sounds better Malaysia: We call it North Malaysia Sea USA: well bois, the oil here smells democracy

[@ultimateteoh7583]

@@munggo8644 Democra Sea

[@Pyxis216]

​@@munggo8644 West Philippine Sea is just actually the Philippine EEZ not the whole South China Sea. So Philippines still call the whole area South China sea same as what the international community call the area. But a lot of Filipinos are misunderstanding the West Philippine Sea as the whole South China Sea.

[@tawengski8380]

@@Pyxis216 syempre pa hahaha. It's always been called south china sea. We just coined names to assert our claim on our eez rights. Indian Ocean don't belong to india. It's the same case here.

[@rcbrascan]

@@Pyxis216 West Philippine Sea is a term made up by Aquino III in 2011 to get the world to recognize the region belonging to PH but no country fell for it, only the Filipinos.

[@ibpabanua5381]

And what is the UN doing about it? Philippines is trying to keep the area open for the freedom of navigation. Everyone should be alarmed by this.

[@bambang303378]

How did China became so powerful in the first place? Yes it was investment from US and EU. Now they are blaming China for being too powerful.

[@joeschmoe21]

No, it was not investment from US and EU. It was the hard work of the Chinese people and the foresight of the Communist Party. US /EU / Japan was too busy exploiting China, and the Communist Party put an end to it. USA and lackey UK are rotting from inside. Illegal Immigrants, BLM, LGBTQ+/- etc. Neither Russia nor China have these detriments. They will grow stronger. At some point USA will be pushed out of Asia. European occupiers of Australia / New Zealand will be sent back home. Things are changing for the better. Get used to it.

[@heww3960]

Yes the corrupt western leaders has giving away their people wealth, not just to china, but all of the world. They simple dont care about their citizen. And this is a conflict that do not involve west, and if west gets involved it only hurt their people, but as said they dont care about their own people. West should let other countries solve their own conflicts and issues, it is not a issue for us, and we should stop all kinds of aids and outsourcing etc.

[@DIYBill]

How are you pare

[@KinLee919]

the thumbnail is wild! it shows a map of 'republic of china' with ROC's full 11 dash lines, on the taiwan island it said 'province of taiwan'. the map itself is correct- from TAIWAN's perspective! totally not a Beijing government's perspective. what? Philippines gona fight the taiwannes now?

[@anitagubalane7510]

It is not South China Sea but as you called West Philippine Sea. 🇵🇭🙏🌎

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

这里就是我们的南海 和你们菲律宾没有任何关系😊

[@Jkl62200]

International law is US Law which it disregards regularly when it doesn't suit them.

[@hiro.ocampo]

As a Filipino, I can assert that this outcome stems from internal corruption within the Philippines. If our government and its citizens were not engaged in corrupt practices, we would likely have the resources to adequately support our military and acquire necessary equipment. However, due to the pervasive "crab mentality" among some Filipinos, wherein individuals pull others down out of envy or resentment, we face the repercussions of this destructive mindset.

[@elent4052]

Check ligao island status

[@luffymonkeyd.9458]

Atleast there's a spark

[@peperider]

The area's contested as per international law belongs to the philippines and not china easy

[@PeterLamin-pi6rv]

The US rules based orders 😢😢😢😢

[@chew5461]

What international law?? The PCA made the ruling in 2016. 1) But the PCA is NOT a UN Agency! 2) The UN and ICJ made a statement following the ruling that they have NO involvement in the arbitral tribunal (PCA)'s ruling!!

[@cassinitakano5736]

lol, "easy", bro talking nonsense like his daddy America

[@gecp.727]

​@@cassinitakano5736 greediness will always lead to a downfall

[@YUDNSAY]

That headline should read; 'Why The US Could Spark A War In South China Sea.'

[@Dont_see_this_channel]

Love All , Trust A Few , Do Wrong To No One .....

[@seoul_louis9584]

🇰🇷🤝🇮🇳 Indian troops are welcome in Korea. I think India need to deploy their troops to Korea just like America. We need to establish alliance. Korea should hands with India to stand up against China.

[@user-lu3vy4po6h]

Tama,ipalaban natin territory kase don sa map 1734 valid yan. China,9 dust line tapos nsman 10 _ line meron 11 _ invalid 200 miles. Mananakop talaga.

[@Peichen01]

Filipino are so brave they want to become Ukraine II

[@cluckinbell9571]

ukraine doesnt have defense treaty with america idıot wumao

[@glasshaven.]

I think a laws based approach is unfair, in the sense that if there have been prior conflicts regarding those zones, the winners are entitled to ownership. If the UN chooses to apply legal council to already settled disputes, the UN may as well undermine any land claimants who are conflict successors.

[@Whitfield369]

Most people, including myself, were ignorant about the facts, both historical and present. The Republic of China, or ROC, which is the current government of Taiwan, claimed the 11-dash lines, which means all the islands are Chinese territories. That was under the auspice of the Allies, i.e., the U.S., after winning WW2 against the Japanese, who occupied all those islands. In fact some of the warships used to put the markers on the islands were U.S. The People's Republic of China, or PRC, inherited these claims after winning the civil war, and the ROC retreated to Taiwan. However ROC still claims the same territories as Chinese. The Philippines was not even a country at the time.

[@shawn5310]

China not a fan of proxy war

[@FilNightmare2187]

yet continue to abuse a small country.

[@shawn5310]

@@FilNightmare2187u dun know ur Fli is proxy here? There is always conflict between China and Philippine unless US step out.

[@shawn5310]

@@FilNightmare2187 Philippines let US settle 4 military base and middle range missile. And u say China bully u.

[@jimtan8472]

@@shawn5310Chinese claimed the whole Philippine EEZ back in 2012 vs. The recent U.S. bases in 2023. 11 years apart for China to rectify their stance or perhaps making friends with Philippines (least priority concern) yet they failed to do so 💀💀💀. The same case for China wondering why Vietnam, being a fellow communist country, fighting against China in Vietnam’s EEZ. 😂😂😂 China is now being surrounded by angry neighbours from all directions except North, it’s a matter of time till China launch a war against a certain country (more like with Philippines than Taiwan).

[@KSmifune]

@@shawn5310 haha look at Vietnam now. Fully of excuses the reason is China is greedy for resources. Philippines removed the US bases after the fall of soviet union. Vietnam has no US base. Both are bullied by China. So its isn't really about the bases. The new bases in the Philippines are recent events before Marcos presidency their is no such thing.

[@Jkl62200]

What international court? That arbitration court is a private court and is not under the UN. Not all 'courts' that happen to be located in the Hague are part of the UN. Lol

[@hinthegroove9740]

But, what will happen to Panda Express?

[@Continentalmunkey88]

External ministries can remove instigatory relatives but contractors are insane

[@ylstorage7085]

To you "ready to die for this and that": everytime there is a slight tense moment somewhere in the world, a branch of military is put in alert: The nuclear force. out of thousands of monitoring stations and satelites, one glitching out can send in a "enemy nuclear launch warning". After that it takes couple of guys and the president just 7mins to decide if the world ends.

[@ASlickNamedPimpback]

based and nuke-pilled

[@ALWH1314]

1945 Potsdam Declaration signed by US, UK, Russia and China stated China owns 9 dash line South China Sea, that was before Philippine independence in 1946. If distance to shore defines ownership, somebody forgot to tell Japan why occupying islands close to Taiwan and far away from Japan. Toward the end, just like human history from inception, territory is always taken by force. You want it go take it and winner is always right.

[@DrGreen-rn1wd]

The sea belongs to Almighty Allah.

[@user-zs9ek1bx5z]

In reality,💡 if China will be successful on its 9 dash line - it will denote a very weak international Law, USA & the West are already weak, disruption on East Asian trade to the world, the Philippines and ASEAN are weak, others.. 💔

[@X1JinPig]

In reality? thats just CCPs delusion😂

[@thatvexiol]

Chinas GDP as a percentage of US GDP is Falling 😂😂

[@MADDENCN]

​@@thatvexiolhuh ? Can I smoke what you smoke.. 😂

[@hermanfiedalan2487]

take care of 400M chinese live below poverty lines and another 400 chinese all over the world

[@thatvexiol]

@@MADDENCN( China's GDP in 2023 ÷ US GDP in 2026) * 100 Is 66% The figure was 76% in 2021

[@lastChang]

There's nothing else for the Philippines 🇵🇭 to settle with China. Hague Tribunal already settled it by a ruling in 2016. - Whether China likes it or not, the ruling is *final and legally binding.*

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU has to give away most of their land and sea.

[@RSLGRAFIX]

2:30 when you are getting water cannoned in your own backyard, so sad

[@delfin_reels04]

Well, no matter what happens, there are no winners in wars. It will damage both sides and it will never be undone. That's what history taught us. So a war over rocks and reefs is not a wise move indeed. Hopefully both sides can still manage to talk and calm their emotions during this intense heat in the region. Peace!

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

你们弱小 侵略你们只会壮大我们 😂😂

[@crymnd]

so why is the Philippines using a broken down boat as a base?

[@deanzaZZR]

Rust bucket is being polite

[@4mb127]

Beats trying to stand on water.

[@sed9406]

they sneaked in when NATO bombed Chinese Ambassey in 1999. very dishonest, China has been very kind but overextended for too long.

[@PurpleDoritos666]

Because Filipinos can’t take of themselves and always have to rely on USA, this is the sad truth, also I am a Filipino so I know what im talking about 🤦

[@FKQ]

To provoke China.

[@oncoded]

When you keep calling it South China Sea, you are giving China something they can NEVER Have.... South-East Asia Seas is the Right Description.

[@mitjed]

We already call it the "West Philippine Sea", while the sea that is located east of the Philippines is already called the Philippine sea.

[@simplelife4213]

@@mitjed Vietname disagreed. It's "East Vietnam Sea."

[@this_name_is_not_available6923]

"Why are tensions escalating almost two years into Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency?".. yep, I also wonder why. I mean during the past 3 admins and presidents, China was not that aggressive than it is today. There were patrols in the area and cannon spraying sometimes but not to the extent of hurting and the cannon spraying has been more common recently.

[@tonghao]

Philippine illegally shamelessly sinked a rusty ship and playing tricks.

[@TreDogOfficial]

China has been a paper tiger for ages. But their population is so large. And there may be growing pains as the country bursts as the seams.

[@Argus-ut8gi]

U.S has been a warmonger for ages. You can see them on battlefields around the world.

[@cassinitakano5736]

wake up, your backyward is on fire, your own capital was stormed. "paper tiger"? Imao

[@user-re8so1gc7s]

中国崩溃论说了几十年你不累吗？

[@TreDogOfficial]

​@@user-re8so1gc7s中国没有崩溃的唯一原因是它在20世纪90年代实行了资本主义

[@JLC-tj1zo]

😂😂😂

[@classact9002]

Philippines should NOT have kicked the US out. Let them deal with THEIR problems.

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first way before those countries in the area became nationstate or independence, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU are more obligated to give back away most of their land and sea.

[@meowish952]

@@sed9406 you chinese will regret this greediness sooner or later

[@user-kb7zs7ps7w]

@@meowish952后悔之前 我想菲律宾已经变成了一片殖民地了🎉

[@jaspersidro256]

philippine coast guards are cowards.... not fighting back, so embarassing

[@deanzaZZR]

I remember not that long ago when Bonnie Glasser was a voice of moderation. Inquiring minds want to know what has changed? 🤔

[@godspeed3361]

Well reported.all the right for the Philippines.

[@sed9406]

joke. China mapped the area first way before those tribes in the area became nationstate or independent, therefore it is their territory and they got to name it. if u deny this principle, US and EU are more obligated to give back away most of their land and sea.

[@elent4052]

Check ligao island not a rock PCA court of pentagon proxies lied big time to sow seeds of hate