The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China return rifles and other equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea.
Bloody hell, you are right (well, sort of; apparently it’s complex.) That’s convenient for the map makers, I guess, although best of luck to them in enforcing any of it (and according to that article they’ve sort of clarified that that doesn’t mean they’re actually claiming the sea, as best as I can understand it.)
There’s also that both PRC and ROC claim the area. IIRC, Taiwan actually claims three extra dashes.
Bloody hell, you are right (well, sort of; apparently it’s complex.) That’s convenient for the map makers, I guess, although best of luck to them in enforcing any of it (and according to that article they’ve sort of clarified that that doesn’t mean they’re actually claiming the sea, as best as I can understand it.)