It just recently discovered that spratlys contains huge oil and gas deposit so the China invaded the Philippine waters in the Spratlys and claim it
China wants Spratly because of the large deposits of oil.
Spratlys islands has a lot of oil. And it has a lot of natural resources. That is why china wants is so badly,they are selfish and they want to own something eventhough it belongs to someone, they will force it. China is a big bully compared to the other countries.. the spratly islands really belongs to philippines...
Spratly Islands (not Spartly) are claimed by Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines and Brunei.One of the Spratly Island known as Spratly Island (proper) or Truong Sa Island is owned by Vietnam.
No, it belongs to China and Taiwan.
because it is stated in the Philippine map that spratly islands is in the land zone of the Philippines.Tagalog issue in Spratly Islands
The Islands that has been claimed by the Philippines in Spratly Island Group are the Lawak,Patag,Kota,Likas,Parola,Pag-asa,Panata and Rizal
Paracel and Spratly Islands belong to Vietnam. There is not a single map that show those islands belong to China.
The Philippines has ongoing territorial disputes over the Spratly Islands with China, Malayasia, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Spratly and Sabah Islands are two territories claimed by Philippines. Spratly is a group of 52 Islands of which only seven are occupied by Philippines. Sabah islands are a disputed territory between Malaysia and Philippines and are presently occupied by Malaysia.
It is not yet known, but unconfirmed reports indicate that China is planning to attack Spratly later this year.
Because Spartly Islands really belongs to the Philippines even before until the corrupt former President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had signed some papers with China so China can explore the islands then after that China has started to claim that it's theirs.
Spratly Island is located in the South China Sea. It has an area of 15 hectares. The French discovered Spratly Island in April 1930.