Confrontation of Huangyan Island, the Philippines, from April 2012, continues today. Compared to the Diaoyu Islands and Huangyan Island, more likely to lead to national sentiment, fame is not so great, the people its not too familiar with. Some people look at a map of the South China Sea, and even feel that Huangyan Island from the Philippines, how so close, resulting in the confusion of its sovereignty. In fact, many people of the South China Sea sovereignty, Kau line and the concept of "joint development" are some misunderstandings. However, since to be patriotic, they should know these, but also know why.
 
The incident
 
April 8, 2012, the Philippine Navy in the waters of the Huangyan Island found eight Chinese fishing boats. Philippine army with guns boarded the Chinese fishing boats, to inspect the Chinese fishermen. Philippine Navy boarding and searching a Chinese fishing boat was checked by the Philippine side accused of illegal fishing.
 
April 10, 2012, China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) to send "75" China's maritime surveillance and Chinese maritime surveillance 84 "formation rushed to the Huangyan Island waters, fishing boats and fishermen implementation of site protection. Both sides claim to insist on sovereignty over the Huangyan Island, the disputed area, and are unwilling to be the first withdrawal from the disputed waters. Since then, the two sides confrontation began.
 
Huangyan Island is the basis of China
 
Huangyan Island, located at latitude 15 ° 07, longitude 117 ° 51 about 100 nautical miles from the Port Subic, Philippines. Huangyan Island is Chinese territory, and Huangyan Island waters is a traditional fishing ground of Chinese fishermen. In this regard, China has sufficient historical and legal basis.
 
Historical records, in 1279, Yuan Dynasty, the famous the astronomers GuoShouJing for granted "world test", the measurement point in the South China Sea in the Huangyan Island. In January 1935, the Chinese government Huangyan Island as part of the Dongsha Islands included in the territory of China.
 
After the defeat of Japan, the Republic of China, according to the Cairo Declaration and Potsdam Proclamation, "the South China Sea Islands, to receive and internationally recognized; 1947" Republic of China administrative regions map "Kau line marked in the South China Sea; After the founding of new China in 1958 on the Territorial Sea, "issued by the reiterated China's territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea islands.
 
Government believes that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea exclusive economic zone regulations promulgated and implemented in 1994, Huangyan Island is located within its 200-mile exclusive economic zone, Huangyan Island has a maritime jurisdiction, and sovereignty over the Philippines. However, the Convention only allows coastal states to establish 200-mile exclusive economic zone, coastal states did not have any provisions whereby the sound cable or encroachment on the inherent territory of the other countries. Convention can not replace the other de facto norms of international law.




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