China vs The Philippines: Claims in West Philippine Sea & Batanes | Firstpost PoV

China is outraged as the Philippines marks 10 years of the UN tribunal ruling which declared the Chinese nine-dash line illegal. China wants to control the entire South China Sea region, and has called the UN ruling "a worthless piece of paper." Manila is expanding its coast guard to secure its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea. The Chinese coast guard regularly clashes with Filipino military and civilian vessels even within the country's exclusive economic zone. And now, Chinese scholars have called the Batanes region of the Philippines a part of Taiwan, and therefore of China. Dr. Don McLain Gill, a lecturer at the Department of International Studies at De La Salle University joined Firstpost PoV to discuss how the Philippines is combating an expansionist China. --- China Philippines Tensions | South China Sea Dispute | Nine Dash Line Ruling | UN Tribunal Ruling | Philippines Vs China | West Philippine Sea | China Expansionism | China Coast Guard | Batanes Islands Dispute | Firstpost #china #philippines #southchinasea #ninedashline #westphilippinesea #untribunal #haguecourt #chinamilitary #chinacoastguard #indopacific #firstpost Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Website: https://www.firstpost.com Follow Firstpost on Instagram:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on Facebook:   / firstpostin   Follow Firstpost on X:   / firstpost   Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029...