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South China Sea

The document summarizes the origins of the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. In 2012, Philippine naval vessels intercepted Chinese fishing boats illegally harvesting resources near Scarborough Shoal. China responded by sending vessels to extract the fishermen, starting a standoff. The document defines the "West Philippine Sea" and "South China Sea," noting their strategic and economic importance. It discusses the Philippines' decision to bring the dispute to international arbitration under UNCLOS, directly challenging China's expansive claims in the region.

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South China Sea

The document summarizes the origins of the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. In 2012, Philippine naval vessels intercepted Chinese fishing boats illegally harvesting resources near Scarborough Shoal. China responded by sending vessels to extract the fishermen, starting a standoff. The document defines the "West Philippine Sea" and "South China Sea," noting their strategic and economic importance. It discusses the Philippines' decision to bring the dispute to international arbitration under UNCLOS, directly challenging China's expansive claims in the region.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA VS WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

WHAT STARTED THE STANDOFF WITH


CHINA IN APRIL 2012?
 In April 2012, a Philippine naval vessel approached a group of
Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal and boarded them for
inspection. The Chinese fishermen were discovered to have illegally
harvested live corals and captured sharks and giant clams. Ships of
the paramilitary Chinese Maritime Surveillance agency moved
quickly to prevent the Philippine Navy from apprehending the
fishermen. The Philippines withdrew its naval vessel as ships from the
civilian Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and
Aquatic Resources (BFAR) arrived, as part of the country’s effort to
de-escalate the tensions, even as the Chinese fishermen were
extracted by the ships sent by China.
WHAT IS THE “WEST PHILIPPINE SEA”?

 THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA refers to the part of the South China Sea
that is closest, and of vital interest, to the Philippines. On September
5, 2012, President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III issued Administrative
Order No. 29, with Section 1 stating that the “maritime areas on the
western side of the Philippine archipelago are hereby named as the
West Philippine Sea.” It includes “the Luzon Sea, as well as the
waters around, within and adjacent to the Kalayaan Island Group
(KIG), and Bajo de Masinloc also known as Scarborough Shoal.”
WHAT IS THE “SOUTH CHINA SEA”?

 The South China Sea is the much broader expanse of water, often
described as a semienclosed sea, bounded by China/Taiwan in the
north, by the Philippines in the east, and by Vietnam, Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei in the west and south. The Gulf of
Tonkin and Gulf of Thailand also abut the South China Sea.
Scattered over the South China Sea are various geographic
features, the most prominent of which are known internationally as
the Spratlys, the Paracels, Macclesfield Bank and Pratas Island.
There are overlapping claims by various countries to these features
and to the waters and resources surrounding them, including parts
of the West Philippine Sea.
The KIG(KALAYAAN
ISLAND GROUP) is critical
to Philippine territorial
integrity and security
against external threats,
keeping in mind the
country’s strategic
location, history of
foreign invasions, and its
fragmented geographic
configuration which
makes it vulnerable to
intrusion from the seas.
GLOBAL SECURITY
 Is where significant
discoveries have already
been made and where
we are most likely to find
largely underdeveloped
despite its extensive coral
reefs, petroleum
resources, especially
natural gas, in the near
future. Very rich in marine
life and is known to have
giant clams, sea turtles
and a rare species of
land crab.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE DECISION
TO BRING ITS DISPUTE WITH CHINA BEFORE AN ARBITRAL
BODY UNDER UNCLOS?
 if the other concerned state/s agree to do so. Under international
law, or “the law of nations” that governs the relations between all
States, taking any dispute before an international court is based
ultimately upon the consent of States.
 At the same time, the U.N. provides the Philippines with assistance in
the of Arbitration (PCA) to settle the maritime dispute over West
Philippine Sea.
 The Philippines’ application directly challenges the validity of
China’s expansive claims to the South China Sea, and asks for a
declaration of its illegality in light of UNCLOS(UNITED NATIONS
CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA).
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
Media and globalization
chapter 11 Media
communication is one of
the powerful tool or
medium so message can
be conveyed mobilizing
people into action across
regions,nations and
continents. In that case
other states was inform that
there wasan issue about
west philippine sea and
some of these statse help
to investigate and also give
some evidence that the
west philippine sea is ours.
MEDIA AND
GLOBALIZATION

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