FromOurArchives: Here's a timeline of events, starting from 2011, in the maritime dispute between China and the Philippines.
Visit the archived version to read the full article.MANILA, Philippines – For years, the issue on who owns what in the West Philippine Sea , a major maritime highway and a resource-rich area, has been disputed by a number of countries.
One of the main issues is China’s “historical” claim outlined by a 9-dash line, which gobbles up large areas of the Exclusive Economic Zones of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia. In the past years, China has asserted its sovereignty over islands within the Philippines’ EEZ. In 1988, China seized Subi Reef, which lies within the continental shelf of the Philippines, by erecting a radar structure and military facilities on the reef. In 1995, China seized Mischief Reef from the Philippines. Mischief Reef, located 125 nautical miles from Palawan, is a low-tide elevation within the Philippines’ EEZ.
The territorial dispute between the Philippines and China flared up again after an incident at the Quirino Atoll in 2011.2011
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