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    A toll gate to South China Sea

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    Date
    October 4, 2015
    Author
    Angara, Edgardo J.
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    MB20151004_13
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    During his first state visit to the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping repeated that islands in the South China Sea were part of China's territory "since ancient times," adding that relevant construction activities in the Spratly Islands (referring to them as "Nansha") do not target or impact any country. In written answers to the Wall Street Journal before arriving in the US, President Xi said that such claim was fully backed by historical and legal evidence. Even if such historic title does exit, such assertion has no validity and legitimacy given China ratified in 1996 the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which nullified any so-called "historic title." Under the UNCLOS, the prevailing treaty rule affords every country a 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) from its baselines.
    Citation
    Angara, E. J. (2015, October 4). A toll gate to South China Sea. Manila Bulletin, p. 13
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/6226
    Corporate Names
    United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
    Personal Names
    Xi, Jinping Bito-onon, Eugenio B. Jr.
    Geographic Names
    South China Sea United States China Spratly Islands Brunei Malaysia Philippines Palawan Pag-asa Island
    Subject
    United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea law of the sea international law Exclusive economic zone military operations disputes territorial waters
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