Aside from major players China and Japan, the
Philippines also claims a number of disputed islands in the South China
Sea.
Most recently, the Philippine government sent 800 more Marines to guard
Pag-asa, which is part of the Spratly group of islands also wholely or
partly claimed by neighboring China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and
Brunei.The Philippine government insists it is united in its territorial
disputes. But a public squabble between policymakers has revealed some
problems.
Who's Camments 1=
2-how would china OWN it when there just CLAIMING it? how could the
philippines CLAIM it when its right in there territory..Do you know simple
math? 3=
Spratlys island is under the nautical area of the philippines and china isn't.
the Chinese government is so ignorant...