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Childish reasoning!
"If South China Sea belongs to China, then Gulf of Mexico should belong to Mexico, Indian Sea belongs to India, Japan Sea belongs to Japan, North, Central and South Americas should belong to United States of America."
Jun 23, 2011 09:29 PM
Reply to this commentJoshua Lipes: The petition started on May 10th, 2010.
Jun 23, 2011 09:26 PM
Reply to this commentPeter: China and Taiwan have nothing to back up their claims.
Peter :
The article is wrong that only China claim all of Spratly. Vietnam and Taiwan claim all as well
Jun 23, 2011 09:13 PM
Reply to this commentThe map clearly demonstrates the bullish manner of China government, unless a person is blind. Possible. What a way to show off its power. LOL.
Jun 23, 2011 04:51 PM
Reply to this commentIf South China Sea belongs to China, then Gulf of Mexico should belong to Mexico, Indian Sea belongs to India, Japan Sea belongs to Japan, North, Central and South Americas should belong to United States of America.
Jun 23, 2011 05:52 AM
Reply to this commentUNCLOS states that every country with a coastline can claim 200 nautical miles from its farthest point. China's claim (ALL of S. China Sea) is ridiculous since its farthest coastline point cannot reach any part of the Spratly archipelago, unless China still considers Vietnam as 1 of its renegade province like Taiwan. LOL
Jun 22, 2011 06:45 PM
Reply to this commentThe article is wrong that only China claim all of Spratly. Vietnam and Taiwan claim all as well
Jun 22, 2011 01:39 PM
Reply to this commentEarlier a reader had submitted a comment about Pag-asa island in the Spratly chain which is administered by Kalayaan municipality as part of the Philippines' Palawan province. We could not publish the comment because it included a link (from Wikipedia).
According to the Wikipedia entry, a population survey conducted in 2000 counted 223 residents of Kalayaan in 12 households. The island receives monthly deliveries of supplies from a Filipino Navy vessel. The Filipino government is actively trying to develop the island and move more citizens there.
It should be noted that the island's ownership remains disputed and that the Wikipedia article lacks citations, though the author has included a list of references.
Jun 22, 2011 12:54 PM
Reply to this commentany primary shool student understand that South China sea does not mean China Sea and China sea does not mean that it belongs to China
Jun 22, 2011 11:05 AM
Reply to this commentPeople need to make sure that there is no body living there. How can you claim it is yours if people live there? People should based their claim on fact; did they have their ancestor live etc? There might be no people live there but I am sure you can probably find some artifact left over that people live there before and settle the claim based on evidence.
Jun 22, 2011 10:45 AM
Reply to this commentAccording to the CIA World Factbook, the Paracel islands have no indigenous inhabitants, though there are scattered garrisons inhabited by Chinese military personnel. The Spratlys also have no indigenous inhabitants, but are home to scattered garrisons operated by military personnel of several claimant states.
Jun 22, 2011 08:01 AM
Reply to this commentI was wondering if people living in those spratly islands?
Jun 21, 2011 07:27 PM
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yup, change the name to southeast asia sea is a correct name...sounds nice, not bully ! likes the abused South china Sea.
Jun 25, 2011 08:29 AM
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