Philippines invites neighbor to frame south China sea conduct rule
- November 21, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Philippines invites neighbor to frame south China sea conduct rule
Subject: IR
Section: Places in news
Context: Philippines invites neighbor to frame south China sea conduct rule.
More about the news:
- The Philippines has initiated discussions with neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Vietnam to create a separate code of conduct for the South China Sea.
- President Marcos expressed dissatisfaction with the slow progress in reaching a broader regional pact with China and highlighted the need to collaborate with allies and neighbors to address escalating tensions in the South China Sea.
- The move aims to establish a code of conduct outside the ASEAN-China framework and involves countries with existing territorial conflicts, including Vietnam and Malaysia.
- China emphasized the importance of formulating a code of conduct but cautioned against any deviation from the existing framework.
More about the South China Sea.
- The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean.
- The South China Sea is connected by Taiwan Strait with the East China Sea and by Luzon Strait with the Philippine Sea.
- Bordering states & territories (clockwise from north): the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.
- The Gulf of Thailand and the Gulf of Tonkin are also part of the South China Sea.
- Contesting Claims Over Islands:
- The Paracel Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
- The Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Philippines.
- The Scarborough Shoal is claimed by the Philippines, China and Taiwan.