In July 2016, a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague ruled against China's nine-dash line demarcation. As the Council on Foreign Relations wrote at the time, "The panel found that China’s claims of historic rights within the nine-dash line, which Beijing uses to demarcate its claims in the South China Sea, were without legal foundation. The panel also concluded that Beijing’s activities within the Philippines’ two-hundred-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), such as illegal fishing and environmentally ruinous artificial island construction, infringed on Manila’s sovereign rights."
On April 15, 2021, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported that approximately 240,000 kilos (260 tons) of fish have been taken by Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea every day. The Chinese fishing vessels operate around the Union Banks and Thitu Island (Pag-asa Islands).[9] The overfishing causes the depletion of marine resources.[9] During the same month, an estimated 240 Chinese vessels were patrolling throughout the South China Sea.[9]
In November 2021, two Filipino military supply boats were blocked by three Chinese coast guard ships which also fired water cannons.[10] The supply vessels were headed to Second Thomas Shoal within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines.[10] The atoll has been occupied by a Philippine military contingent since 1999. The incident was strongly condemned by Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.[10][11]
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The Philippines has an exclusive economic zone that covers 2 263 816 square kilometers 874 064 sq mi of sea It claims an EEZ of 200 nautical miles 370 km from its shores 1 This is due to the 7 641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago 2 The coordinates are between 116 40 and 126 34 E longitude and 4 40 and 21 10 N latitude It is bordered by the Philippine Sea 3 to the east and north the South China Sea 4 to the west and the Celebes Sea 5 to the south The exclusive economic zone of the Philippines shown in the lighter blue shade with archepelagic waters in the darkest blue Contents 1 Disputes 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDisputes editSee also Territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Guang Da Xing No 28 incident nbsp Territorial claims in the South China Sea The Philippines s EEZ has a purple line The Philippines has territorial disputes in the South China Sea mainly with the People s Republic of China Nearly the whole South China Sea is claimed by China with the nine dash line This line cuts half of the Philippine s EEZ In 2011 President Benigno Aquino III said China s nine dash line territorial claim over the entire South China Sea is against international laws particularly the United Nations Convention of the Laws of the Sea UNCLOS 6 In 2013 China began building artificial islands and military bases on reefs in the Spratly Islands and on Scarborough Shoal which it seized in 2012 As of 2019 update China controls 20 outposts in the Paracel Islands and 7 in the Spratlys 7 In July 2016 a tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration PCA in the Hague ruled against China s nine dash line demarcation As the Council on Foreign Relations wrote at the time The panel found that China s claims of historic rights within the nine dash line which Beijing uses to demarcate its claims in the South China Sea were without legal foundation The panel also concluded that Beijing s activities within the Philippines two hundred nautical mile exclusive economic zone EEZ such as illegal fishing and environmentally ruinous artificial island construction infringed on Manila s sovereign rights On June 12 2019 a Chinese vessel collided with and sank an anchored Philippine fishing boat F B Gem Ver 1 near Recto Bank in the South China Sea The Chinese vessel did not save the 22 Filipino fishermen on board according to the Philippine Department of National Defense A couple of minutes later they were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat The Armed Forces of the Philippines said the collision was far from accidental 8 On April 15 2021 the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea NTF WPS reported that approximately 240 000 kilos 260 tons of fish have been taken by Chinese fishing vessels in the South China Sea every day The Chinese fishing vessels operate around the Union Banks and Thitu Island Pag asa Islands 9 The overfishing causes the depletion of marine resources 9 During the same month an estimated 240 Chinese vessels were patrolling throughout the South China Sea 9 In November 2021 two Filipino military supply boats were blocked by three Chinese coast guard ships which also fired water cannons 10 The supply vessels were headed to Second Thomas Shoal within the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines 10 The atoll has been occupied by a Philippine military contingent since 1999 The incident was strongly condemned by Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte 10 11 See also editWest Philippine Sea Exclusive economic zone of Vietnam Exclusive economic zone of MalaysiaReferences edit Exclusive Economic Zones Sea Around Us Project Fisheries Ecosystems amp Biodiversity Data and Visualization Namria discovers 400 to 500 new islands in PHL archipelago Philippine Sea encarta msn com Archived October 31 2009 at WebCite archived from the original Archived August 20 2009 at the Wayback Machine on August 20 2009 U S report details rich resources in South China Sea archived from the original on 2013 02 133 C Michael Hogan 2011 Celebes Sea Encyclopedia of Earth Eds P Saundry amp C J Cleveland National Council for Science and the Environment Washington DC Bengco Regina June 2 2011 Aquino mulls UN protest on Spratlys Maritime Security Asia Archived from the original on January 14 2013 China Island Tracker Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Retrieved May 30 2019 AFP Chinese vessel s sinking of PH boat far from accidental June 12 2019 Archived from the original on June 14 2019 Retrieved August 3 2019 a b c Worse than invasion China ships poach 240 000 kg of fish daily in PH seas says group Inquirer net April 15 2021 a b c Philippines tells China to back off after water cannons fired in South China Sea ABC November 18 2021 Archived from the original on November 19 2021 Duterte to China Philippines abhors sea standoff ABS CBN News November 22 2021 Retrieved November 23 2021 External links edit NAMRIA draws PH Indonesia EEZ Boundary Map Infomapper 2014 pages 4 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