Why have Japan and the Philippines’ maritime boundary talks angered China?
The waters off eastern Taiwan have become a new flashpoint after Tokyo and Manila announced formal negotiations to delimit the maritime boundary of the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and continental shelf between Japan and the Philippines.
On Monday, China’s coastguard carried out enforcement patrols in the region, exercising Beijing’s claimed right to maintain its own EEZ and continental shelf rights under both domestic and international law.
The Taiwanese coastguard said it shadowed and…
المصدر: South China Morning Post
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