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What is the claim of the China on Scarborough Shoal?
China. This means that China’s activities in the waters surrounding Scarborough Shoal (off the Philippines), Vanguard Bank (off Vietnam), Luconia Shoal (off Malaysia) and Natuna islands (off Indonesia) constitute an interference to the maritime entitlements of Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.
What is the dispute between Philippines and China?
The Philippines initiates an arbitration case under UNCLOS to challenge Chinese claims of “historic rights” and maritime entitlements to the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal.
Why does Scarborough Shoal belong to the Philippines?
The Philippines claims that title to Scarborough Shoal passed from Spain to the United States in 1898 along with all other Spanish maritime features surrounding the Philippines archipelago. Following independence from the United States, the Philippines inherited title to the Scarborough Shoal.
How is the relationship between Philippines and China?
Over the 34 years, China–Philippines relations in general have attained a smooth development, and also remarkable achievements in all areas of bilateral cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, there has been frequent exchange of high-level visits between China and the Philippines.
What is the solution to the Scarborough Shoal dispute with China?
The first solution is the solution that has been always on the negotiation table between the Philippines and China: that is, joint exploration of the Scarborough Shoal while shelving the dispute on sovereignty. But even here, the two countries can go further than a minimalist solution.
How should the Philippines resolve the territorial dispute in the Spratlys?
The Philippines should now invite the states involved in the territorial dispute in the Spratlys to submit the dispute to a binding voluntary arbitration before the International Court of Justice. Under the UN Charter, territorial disputes must be settled peacefully by negotiation, then by mediation, and if still unresolved, then by arbitration.
Should the Philippines initiate now the Spratlys arbitration?
The Philippines should initiate now the Spratlys Arbitration because, like in the South China Sea Arbitration, the Philippines has a very strong case.
What is the dispute between the Philippines and China?
The Philippines and China: The West Philippine Sea dispute. 1 Luzon Sea; 2 Kalayaan Group of Islands in Palawan, and. 3 the Panatag Shoal (called internationally as Scarborough Shoal and Huangyan Island by China).