Tag: China’s nine-dash line

Is the South China Sea fracturing ASEAN?

Author: Adam Leong Kok Wey, National Defence University of Malaysia (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) judgement on the South China Sea ruled that there is no legal basis for Chinese ‘historical rights’ within its claimed nine-dash line. China did not accept the judgement and has instead continued its maritime and aerial activities in the region. ASEAN has struggled to issue a strong and coherent response, largely because half of ASEAN’s members […]

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Philippines presents eight maps to disprove China’s claim

Lawyer Andrew Loewenstein also presented eight maps to the arbitral tribunal, the first of which dates back to the Ming dynasty, to disprove China’s nine-dash-line claim. The said maps “show that China’s territory did not include that which it claims now under the 9-dash line.” Earlier, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio also used China’s ancient maps to show that its claim is based on “historical lies.” A powerhouse Philippine team is in The Hague, Netherlands, […]

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International tribunal does not recognize China’s nine-dash line

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that he is confident that the Philippines will win its case against China in the international tribunal since the nine-dash line touted by China is not recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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