Spanningen lopen op tussen de Filipijnen en China over de Zuid-Chinese Zee

NOS Nieuws22 October 2026, 04:24 UTCPeople's Republic of China

De Filipijnen en China liggen op ramkoers over claims op eilandengroepen en riffen in de Zuid-Chinese Zee. China claimt bijna het hele gebied en heeft regelmatig aanvaringen met buurlanden die ook delen van het gebied claimen op basis van het zeerecht. Manilla en Peking ruziën al jaren over de Spratly-eilanden en het Scarborough-rif. En nu lijkt er een nieuw potentieel conflictgebied bij te komen: de Batan-eilanden, de meest noordelijke provincie van de Filipijnen. De ligging is strategisch, op zo'n 200 kilometer van Taiwan. Diplomatiek lopen de spanningen ook op, na uitspraken

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