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1734 – The Spanish colonial government published the first edition of the Velarde map.According to the Philippines, this map shows the territories of the Philippines including actual sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal (called Panacot in the map) and the Spratly Islands (referred as Los Bajos de Paragua) and is the earliest map showing sovereignty over the said territories.
The South China Sea territorial disputes has dominated proceedings at the conference in recent years. [167] [168] [169] The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific is the "Track Two" forum for dialogue on security issues. [170] [171]
China has published new details of its claims to a contested shoal in the South China Sea in the latest clash over maritime territory with the Philippines.. Officials from the Chinese foreign ...
China appears to be closing surveillance gaps in the South China Sea with the construction of a new radar said to have counter-stealth capabilities on Triton Island, new satellite images show.
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luzon, Mindoro and Palawan), and in the south by Borneo, eastern Sumatra and the Bangka Belitung Islands, encompassing an area of around 3,500,000 km 2 (1,400,000 sq mi).
The South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce, has been plagued by rising tensions for years. China claims almost the entire South China Sea despite a 2016 ...
September 2008 – 2009, the border between China and Tajikistan was surveyed. It's said that China "regained more than 1,000 km 2 ". [6] 31 December 2008, the borderline between China and Vietnam was determined, but detailed information hasn't yet been published. [7] 2009, the artificial land (mainland China only) built by the nation would be ...
Most countries closed their borders, at least partially, at some point last year. But the world is starting to reopen COVID Border Accountability Project, CC BY-SATrips canceled: 2.93 billion ...