MANILA, June 15 — The Philippines filed a claim with the UN today to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly...
File photo of members of the media taking footage of a Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocking a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. — Reuters picMANILA, June 15 — The Philippines filed a claim with the UN today to an extended continental shelf in the South China Sea, a waterway where it has had increasingly confrontational maritime disputes with China .
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam. Portions of the strategic waterway, where US$3 trillion worth of trade passes annually, are believed to be rich in oil and natural gas deposits, as well as fish stocks. In its confrontations with Philippine government and fishing vessels, China’s coastguard has stepped up the use of water cannon, collision and ramming tactics and, according to Manila, use of a military-grade laser. An armada of Chinese fishing boats is considered by the Philippines and its allies to be a sea militia.
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