The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute among Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" (reefs, banks, and cays etc.) located in …

2025年1月30日 · Spratly Islands, large group of reefs, shoals, atolls, and small islets in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean. They are located north of insular Malaysia and are roughly midway between Vietnam and the Philippines, and they are claimed—wholly or in part—by several countries in the region.

2024年9月17日 · China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea has steadily increased, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian claimant states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas Shoal...

2023年7月7日 · China has backed its expansive claims with island-building and naval patrols. The US says it does not take sides in territorial disputes, but has sent military ships and planes near disputed...

2016年7月18日 · As part of the larger South China Sea dispute, the long-standing Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute regarding ocean areas and the Spratly Islands and the Paracel Islands to the north - two island chains claimed in whole or …

In 1999 the Spratly Islands dispute reemerged as a security flashpoint in the South China Sea. This most recent flare-up over the Spratlys occurred between China and the Philippines over structures built on the aptly-named Mischief Reef, a tiny land feature known locally as

In the context of the Spratly Islands dispute, UNCLOS offers a legal framework for resolving disputes related to maritime jurisdiction, delimiting maritime boundaries, and determining the rights and responsibilities of coastal states in their maritime zones, while also providing a

2014年5月29日 · The Spratly islands dispute is a regional maritime territorial sovereignty dispute which involves six countries in the South China Sea – China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.

In 1978, Malaysia claimed the Spratly Islands as part of Malaysia's continental shelf. 18 Malaysia and Indonesia interests are at work in the dispute over the Spratly Islands, in both cases where potentially large offshore oil reserves are at stake.

2019年6月11日 · Disputed Reefs and Islands. The Spratly Islands are currently a remote, uninhabited cluster of islands with claims by China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. The islands are situated at the heart of the South China Sea making it …