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    China and the Philippines have been engaged in a long-running territorial dispute over claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea since 1974. The dispute began as a trade issue between China and Taiwan over fishing rights near the islands. While former Philippine President Duterte sought to minimize the territorial issue to pursue economic gains from China, the Philippines had previously won a 2016 arbitration case rejecting China's claims over the waters. However, Manila has since taken a flexible approach in dealing with Beijing in order to avoid harming economic ties.

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    China and the Philippines have been engaged in a long-running territorial dispute over claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea since 1974. The dispute began as a trade issue between China and Taiwan over fishing rights near the islands. While former Philippine President Duterte sought to minimize the territorial issue to pursue economic gains from China, the Philippines had previously won a 2016 arbitration case rejecting China's claims over the waters. However, Manila has since taken a flexible approach in dealing with Beijing in order to avoid harming economic ties.

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    China and the Philippines have been engaged in a long-running territorial dispute over claims to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea since 1974. The dispute began as a trade issue between China and Taiwan over fishing rights near the islands. While former Philippine President Duterte sought to minimize the territorial issue to pursue economic gains from China, the Philippines had previously won a 2016 arbitration case rejecting China's claims over the waters. However, Manila has since taken a flexible approach in dealing with Beijing in order to avoid harming economic ties.

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    Corpuz, Rachel Naomi B.

    BSPT 1A
    PI_01

    WHO IS THE REAL OWNER?

    China and Philippines are two countries that have been fighting over their claims to the Spratly
    Islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). The dispute has been going on since 1974
    when it was first brought up by-then Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. However, it is only
    now that China is taking a more aggressive stance against its neighbors.

    The dispute began as a trade dispute between China and Taiwan over fishing rights in waters
    near the Spratly Island. In 1974, then-President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines raised
    concerns about Chinese ships illegally fishing in Philippine waters around these island.

    In order to pursue economic gains from China, former President Duterte has minimized the
    issue of territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea during his presidency. In line with this
    strategy, he downplayed Manila’s 2016 arbitration victory, which rejected Beijing’s sweeping
    claims of sovereignty and “historic rights” over the sea and was granted by a tribunal created
    under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Since then, Manila has
    maintained a flexible approach , frequently viewed as erratic by both domestic and foreign
    observers, with the goal of fostering relations with Beijing in order to promote economic growth.
    The Philippines sought to avoid the maritime issue harming its bilateral ties with the leading
    economic and military force in the region by acting cautiously. (International Crisis Group, 2021)

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