The exception is when there is overlaping EEZ. Until the dispute is resolved here, each country has its own interpretation of its own EEZ. In reality for everyone else who is not directly involved in this dispute including UN the EEZs of SCS is undefined. So you can rant all you want here, and...
Why Spartly? It seems to be that Philippines has more claim to it than Vietnam. Also since you like to talk about international law and UNLOS yuou should know that you can not claim EEZ as your territory, your territory water is only 12 miles(3 mile in 1970) from your coast. US has problem...
What it is so hard or shameful for Vietnamese government to disclose its claimed boarder to anyone? If you don't say it at least, how does others know it is yours? You expect your neighbor to guess what your claimed boundry is?
China is not the first country to use economic sanction and military threat to get what it want nor it will be the last, actually China learned this from the best teachers. This is how the real world works, wake up and smell the coffee. There is a saying in realpolitik "No diplomacy for a weak...
No one said Philippine is bullying China, however you have to admit that Gregorio del Pilar incident is indeed a diplomatic blunt on philippines' part.
Georgia wouldn't fire the first shot if it thought itself without US backing. US's official stance on SCS dispute is to stay neutral, so yes it all comes down to who fire the first shot and how disruptive the conflict will be for its shipping line. I am quoting some personal words from...
Only if one country's foreign affairs is dictated by some big mouth military personal let it be general or foot soldier.
Georgia thought the same thing in 2008. Beside even if this result in military action, why do you even think China will be interested in invading Philippine mainland? If...
Obviously you copied those sentence from wikipedia, then why don't you copied the complete paragraphy here???
China and the United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So even from this source, it is stated China as one of the "big four", that even excludes France"
From your wiki...
Good luck with Philipines, from what I hear, its not going to be easy for Spartly.
http://www.defence.pk/forums/chinese-defence/180416-china-starts-combat-ready-patrols-disputed-seas-28.html#post3277191
So your government don't want to tell you? How convinient for them. Let me help you...