What’s behind the South China Sea dispute? | Start Here

China and its neighbours all want a piece of the South China Sea.
Rights to fish, territory, oil and gas.
This fight has it all, including the potential for war.
So why is ASEAN struggling to manage the problem? And why won’t China share?

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[travelingtheworldonfingers]

The Philippines fought for its rights and won but the UN has to assert that not the Philippines alone.
Its the UN that is doing nothing.

[abroom]

Bruh if we go to war. We will join with Philippines. From Myanmar 🇲🇲

[cabal]

China: that sea is ours based on history

Mongols: Ayo that wall looking pretty sturdy lemme test it

[heeeyits_k]

Recently they actually showed hostility to Filipino fishermen who were STILL in the Philippine Economic Zone, just trying to make a living, showing up in their vessels with missiles and following the fishermen.

[bonar]

As Indonesian, ASEAN need to be strong!

[gongparayday]

Ipag laban ang ating inang bayan. Mabuhay 🇵🇭 ❤️ 🙏🏾

[jumlabazmodi]

Wherever there is oil ;
USA : this region is now our hegemony

[primoapolinar]

ASEAN should have one voice, one goal and one direction. Respect, Freedom and prosperity to all South East Asian Nations.

[helencabovillanueva]

Philippines can't no longer breath nowadays because of so many Chinese guards in our West Philippine Sea we will die little by little so we decide to make a last move in order to breath. Help us God and be with us in our actions. Alleluia!

[simonmaney]

Thanks for the insight.
Western nations certainly aren't without their faults, but I do have my concerns about China's global ambitions. I naively wonder why they simply can't be 'happy' with their already strong standing in the world community.

[tirolcherrymae]

I hope our nation have a big heart and strong determination to save our country now....I love

[otakurt]

We're practically being bullied out here, however in reality how long can they keep pushing their luck until their house of cards suddenly collapses in on itself.

[currently.crying]

Its funny how they selectively use UNCLOS, they say it doesn't apply to the West Philippines Sea but invoke it against Japan.

[klloydplata]

She has explained this understandably clear because I already always loved and liked to learn what is behind the South China Sea.

[uynicole]

Maybe we can stop calling it south china sea and just call it WEST PHILIPPINE SEA

[petetling]

this place is called:
"THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEAS."

[ralphsaavedra]

Man, I miss the simpler times when Southeast Asian kingdoms and tribes used to traverse along the West Philippine Sea to raid the coastal towns of mainland East Asia CENTURIES BEFORE any Chinese state had a proper navy.

(Even before the reign of the Ming dynasty).

The waters of Southeast Asia BELONG to the SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES.

[faultline]

"China has been around for thousands of years"
Yeah right, we South East Asian people never existed until recently. Awesome.

[digitalchemist]

There is a time for everything, history knows what happens to bullies.

[aethproxima]

The real definition of 9 dash line : Greediness and stupidity at its peak.