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The Philippine team also presents 8 ancient maps to disprove China's claim over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Wednesday, November 25, said it complained to a UN-backed arbitral tribunal that China has robbed the Southeast Asian country of its right to fish in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

The Philippines’ lead counsel in its case against China, Paul Reichler, presented this argument on Tuesday, November 24, the start of the hearings on the merits of the case.

“Mr Reichler mentioned that China has asserted exclusive rights over the areas covered by the 9-dash line and has deprived the Philippines of fishing and exploration activities,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a bulletin sent from The Hague.

The 9-dash line is the demarcation that China uses to claim virtually the entire South China Sea.

Reichler pointed out on Tuesday that China’s 9-dash line is baseless under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the so-called constitution of the oceans.

The Philippines, on the other hand, asserts that large areas of the sea fall within its 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), within which it has the exclusive rights to fish and explore resources.

Professor Bernard Oxman, a member of the Philippine team, added that China’s expansive claim “encroaches on the rights of coastal states like the Philippines.”

8 maps vs China

To disprove China’s claim, Lawyer Andrew Loewenstein also presented 8 maps to the tribunal, “the first of which dates back to the Ming Dynasty.”

These maps “show that China’s territory did not include that which it claims now under the 9-dash line,” Valte said.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, on the other hand, stressed on Tuesday, “Our position is clear: We will not participate in or accept the arbitration.”

Earlier, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio of the Philippine Supreme Court also used China’s ancient maps to show that its claim is based on “historical lies.”

In an earlier interview with Rappler, Carpio explained that a practical issue is at stake in Manila’s case against Beijing: the Philippines’ right to fish in the West Philippine Sea.

"The issue here is whether the Philippines will keep 80% of its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, or we lose it to China," Carpio said in the Rappler interview on June 27.

"If we lose 80% of our EEZ in the South China Sea, that means we lose 80% of the fish we catch annually in the South China Sea," Carpio said.

A powerhouse Philippine team is in The Hague, Netherlands, from Tuesday to Monday, November 30, for the hearing on the merits of the Philippines’ case.

PH in The Hague: China robs us of right to fish
 
Wow, CN image look so bad now, ' rich' CN robbing small fish from its neighbours :laugh:
 
The Philippines strategy of internationalization of the territorial dispute has proven to be very successful.

China must not always say "according to history", everybody here in this world can create history. Bring us your evidence and nothing more...
 
China's old map is stated there is 交趾 洋"Jiao Zhi ocean" (Vietnamese ocean). Its shameful when China leader is talking recently to acording history of China.
 
China's old map is stated there is 交趾 洋"Jiao Zhi ocean" (Vietnamese ocean). Its shameful when China leader is talking recently to acording history of China.

Ugh why do Vietnamese chop up Chinese words all the time. It's Jiaozhi (交趾) not Jiao Zhi. This is not Vietnamese language where everything is chopped up. Stop abusing my language. I am very respectful toward your culture so please be respectful toward mine.
 
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The Philippines strategy of internationalization of the territorial dispute has proven to be very successful.

China must not always say "according to history", everybody here in this world can create history. Bring us your evidence and nothing more...
So according to your meaning, we should arrange a war to get it please? Then strong country can create the history?
The Philippines strategy of internationalization of the territorial dispute has proven to be very successful.

China must not always say "according to history", everybody here in this world can create history. Bring us your evidence and nothing more...
 
Lol if you actually think its about fish then you are an idiot. China is carving out and establishing its permanent spheres of influence in its own backyard with the end goal of kicking the US out of Asia pacific and giving rise to a new international world order centered around Asia with China/Asian powers as the main pillar of growth, security and prosperity. The last thing China is concerned about is your fish. Lmfao

Backwards and simpleminded pinoys have no idea HAHaHaha "they rob us of fish!" Give me a break
 
Ugh why do Vietnamese chop up Chinese words all the time. It's Jiaozhi (交趾) not Jiao Zhi. This is not Vietnamese language where everything is chopped up. Stop abusing my language. I am very respectful toward your culture so please be respectful toward mine.

Is there regulation in China for romanization Chinese characters ? OK, I will folow it in my futher comments here on PDF.

(交趾) is came from our language bro. The word "Jiaozhi" is recorded in Hanzhi in the past, is acording for the sound of word "Kẻ Chợ" in ancient Vietnamese; Kẻ means "people", Chợ means "market".

"Kẻ > Keo > jiao> 交 || Chợ > cocin > cơ+ chỉ > zhi > 趾 " . This word is originally called for the people who were living in/or nearby the market to make diferentiate from the mountainous people (Tai/Katay etc.) .

Today, the word "Kẻ Chơ" is still in use in our ordinary language with fun, to call Hanoiáns (Hanoi ís biggest market) who is alway focused on bussines.
 
The Philippines strategy of internationalization of the territorial dispute has proven to be very successful.

China must not always say "according to history", everybody here in this world can create history. Bring us your evidence and nothing more...

LOL you can call it successful when you actually gain something, we are creating history now by building on all the islands and reefs NOW. :laugh:
 
All you can do is cry and tell lies. Tell me when are your VPN going to take over those spratly island? We are waiting. Dont make us wait too long :lol:

Viet and Phil will take back our islands and Reefs by rules of human's law. illegal occoppatian with force is meaningless.:smokin:
 
We can only concluded that PH gov failed to use diplomatic channel to fight the fishing right.
Even all the claimant might disagree among others, however they should work harder to negotiate. For example, sharing resources and agree to disagree the claim of others. The future generations will able to find a way to solve the issue.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Wednesday, November 25, said it complained to a UN-backed arbitral tribunal that China has robbed the Southeast Asian country of its right to fish in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
 

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