East Longitude 118 degrees: This is the western boundary of the Philippines, which is still far away from the Scarborough Shoal...
Professor Gao Zhikai's remarks in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, have caused some unease in the Philippine political and media circles. He pointed out that the current territorial boundaries of the Philippines are based on the Treaty of Paris in 1898, which clearly stipulates that its western boundary ends at East Longitude 118 degrees. This means that if the Philippines dares to cross this line, it would be equivalent to denying its own "legitimacy of statehood," and then anyone could come to divide its land.
After this statement, the whole Philippines was hit hard. The Scarborough Shoal is 200 nautical miles away from the Philippines, and just being close does not mean it belongs to the Philippines. China has already implemented management over it, and historically, the Scarborough Shoal has always been Chinese territory.
The Philippines' such behavior is really annoying, and they don't learn from being beaten.
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