German navy ships sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
For the first time in over 20 years, two German navy ships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait.
China has criticized this action, saying it violated Chinese sovereignty.
The Baden-Württemberg and the … Read the rest
Scarborough Shoal is a single isolated lagoon in the West Philippine Sea. It is about 125 nautical miles (232 kilometers) from the west coast of Luzon, the Philippines’ main island.
Distance from Scarborough Shoal, to the nearest countries:
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The Philippine military has issued a statement saying that it has monitored over 200 Chinese vessels inside the Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea, in the week up to 2 September 2024.
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Why does China claim the West Philippine Sea?
The West Philippine Sea falls within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
Eduardo Ano, the Philippines National Security Adviser, said:
“Under international law, the Philippines has the right to patrol the length and … Read the rest
China’s ruling communist party claims the self-governed island of Taiwan as its own territory, despite never having exercised control over Taiwan.
Taiwan was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895.
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The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has lambasted the Philippines for choosing “to ignore China’s goodwill and sincerity”, after the Philippines tried to protect its own EEZ, when the Philippine Coast Guard removed a floating barrier … Read the rest
Chinese vessels appear to be creating tension in some of the countries in the Southeast Asian region.
The Chinese People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia and China Coast Guard vessels regularly operate in the West Philippine … Read the rest
Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which China helped negotiate, countries have jurisdiction over the natural resources within about 370km (200 nautical miles) of their shore.… Read the rest
The United States issued a six-page “bilateral defense guidelines” on Wednesday, 3 May 2023.
The guidelines have clarified that the previously agreed 1951 bilateral treaty commitments would be invoked if either is attacked specifically in the South China Sea and … Read the rest
The Chinese Ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, on an interview aired on French television, said: “These ex-USSR countries don’t have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialise their sovereign status“.
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