Who Owns the Second Thomas Shoal? 

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Second Thomas Shoal is included in 1900 Treaty of Washington. This is supported by the following documents: -1879 Derrotero del Archipielago Filipino (Spanish Official Printed Document) -1875 Carta General (en dos hojas) Archipielago Filipino [Spanish Official Maps of the Philippines]

Philippines Own it....

Clearly it is owned by the PH.

According to International Law, it is within Philippine EEZ.

China's claim has no basis

Also formally know as USS Harnett County. WWII transport vessel. Throughout the Cold War its homeport was Subic Bay during the Vietnam War. It supplied US troops in Vietnam. Old documented video indicates it has a helicopter pad. If Philippines fail numerous times on a way supplied trip because of CCG harassment, the Philippine nay shall have an amphibious carrier as floating outpost with supplies to supply the BRP Sierra Madre by roping up supplies to a helicopter the easily drop it off on board. Airborne is an option such as food, construction & weapons.

Your illustration of South China Sea in the map is WRONG. South China Sea is just above the Philippines, saw from OLD TEXTBOOK with PICTURES, from their LAND BASELINE up to approximately 200 nautical miles of sea. And no one knows that they created their own version of the MAP in early as 1947? Really? (Maybe you mean their route to SINGAPORE. Not the ENTIRE SEA). When on Earth happened that the ENTIRE SEA is theirs? WEST PHIPPINES SEA, which is the 200 NAUTICAL MILE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (not to claim entire sea and according to law), where, ever since the FIRST MAP of the Philippines in 1500's was made and every local fisherman took livelihood since settlement. The comprehensive map was made in 1700's. The Palawan Island is one of the reasons of immigrant route from INDO-PACIFIC ancestry going to Luzon where they collided with local tribes. (I notice Chinese drawing behind Chinese Spokesperson image of the Globe, that they remove THE PALAWAN ISLAND to the PHILIPPINE SKETCH, because of the importance of KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS). With every foreign country trying to invade and colonize, Philippine people made a stand to defend our ancestry and inheritance. Also, the Filipinos took care of the precious environment. The government took restraint in taking too much natural resources that would destroy the ecosystem. We refrain from taking natural resources that caused the country of NAURU (in Micronesia), from becoming the RICHEST COUNTRY in the world in the start of the 1900's (highest GDP per capita), TO BECOMING the poorest (actually disappeared in the WORLD MAP) because of DEPLETED NATURAL SOURCES of Phosphate, due to EXPORTATION. And all through the FOREIGN intervention of other countries, SPAIN, JAPAN, or UNITED STATES, who would like to INVADE or COLONIZE our country, DID WE GAVE ANY OF OUR ANCESTRY? Especially to CHINA! Are you kidding us? Their own version of saying they place a name in the sea IS PURELY STUPID and IMAGINARY. Now, they say they want a NEGOTIATION to SELL our WEST PHILIPPINES SEA to China. DEFINITELY NO. We refuse any of their proposal. Our government is doing all their best to PROTECT OUR RIGHTS AND SOVEREIGNTY. Also, what did they say that China discovered the PARCEL, SCARBOROUGH island and parts of the KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS, WHEN ON EARTH DID THE ISLANDS OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS TOO LARGE NOT TO NOTICE? DID THEY OWN THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGOS. Those islands, small baby islands, was discovered by local tribes using VINTA's, BANKA's and BARKO's where they took FISHERIES FOR LIVELIHOOD. Chinese are just meager poor MERCHANTS who want to BARTER TRADE with locals in LUZON and VISAYAS, just like INDIANS, ARABS and MALAYS, where they encounter the small islands in SCARBOROUGH shoal. There is no China in any of their claim. They're making it up. Also, a doubtful issue where they planted items, old coins, in the sea, just recently, to ARGUE their IMAGINARY CLAIM, that they own the KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS. All of this aggravation is simply because of the NATURAL RESOURCES FOUND there, OIL AND GAS, when researchers found them in the KALAYAAN GROUP OF ISLANDS. How FAKE and LIARS Chinese are. Do you really think NO LOCAL FILIPINO delve the sea like no one can? Not became instantly RICH at the same time. And ALSO, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NINE-DASH LINE! Why? Official CLAIMS stated in Law and Ruled by NATIONS composed of COORDINATES, for example 13° 39' 21.4" N (13.655951°) Longitude 125° 24' 20.8" E (125.405775°) Min. Lat 5° 13' 17.2" N (5.2214°) Min. Long 120° 6' 37" E (120.1103°), and more - This is the Philippine Maritime claims. There are series or sequence of points, NOT a DASH. There are numerous numbers like this documented in PAPER. Not a made-up imaginary DASH. Okay.

Thomas shoal is the adjacent to the Reed bank identified rich in oil and gas deposit also minerals and marine biodiversity

HISTORY SPEAKS IT IS OWNED BY THE PHILIPPINE.

Just between 100-200 km from Palawan, Philippines. 800+ km from Hainan china

it can't be Chinese man !!! it's too far away from their mainland. saying it's chinese is like saying scotland is america or something

Nakakaiyak naman ang base ng Pilipinas. sana inayos nila yan noon pa.

Sa atin west Philippines sea...❤❤❤❤❤peace china.

It was the Philippines territory since 1636 to 1940 a period of 304 years consistently shows whether named or Un named as part of the Philippines territory, both recognized by the colonial administrator, historian, navigator, seamen, fisherman, have all through centuries considered scarlborough shoal as part of the Philippines.

PHILIPINA HARUS MEMBANGUN KEKUATAN MILTER YANG KUAT. SEPERTI INDONESIA PERBANYAK KAPAL PERANG FREGATE KAPAL PERANG DESTROYER KAPAL SELAM DAN KAPAL PATROLI CEPAT UNTUK MENJAGA LAUT PHILIPINA DARI ANCAMAN CHINA .....

Philippines ofcourse

Well, since the Chinese Coast Guard has retreated from the Second Thomas Shoal, it's proof that they aren't the owner of that area.

If this Sierra Madre is so important to the Philippines, then give it a badly needed paint job, multiple flags and a helipad for airborne personnel and provisions. Keep watercraft deliveries to a minimum.

China's 9 dash line is drawn by an emperor kid who can't draw a proper line 😂

Vietnam doesn’t claim Thomas shore!!!

At the end of the day, rule base and international law must be followed. If there are no rules in this world then how we society should live? The actions of china are barbaric and an act of terror. Historic claims and rule base law in the modern world doesn’t work that way. Respect begets respect and that’s how should a civil countries should work.

PHILIPPINES

Why are you asking who owns 2nd Thomas shoal, the answer is very simple and in the statement, that shoal is owned by Thomas de 2nd

Why do you have to ask,is it inside phils E.E.Z. if it is, then it belongs to phils.

Philippines territory end of the story

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1945 ROC claims 9-11dash line than USA n surrounding region no claim or objection during China civil war PRC defeated ROC n inherited the ROC claim so legally PRC became the right full owner of ROC. Now PRC is no more weak n PRC will no take no shit from any country n if Philippine think by signing MDT with USA will scare China China dare you Philippine or USA to invoke MDT😂😂😂

I think China owns everything. Btw, I also think the great wall of China was built by the Mongols.