What the records say
- When
- since Dec 1979
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 8.50° N, 114.00° E
- Region
- 5
- Significance
- 8
- Significance index
- 3
- Significance state1
- 4
- Significance state2
- 4
- Tangible significance
- 4
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Spratly Islands dispute
Territorial dispute involving multiple countries over the Spratly Islands
The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute among Brunei, China (PRC), Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam concerning "ownership" of the Spratly Islands, a group of islands and associated "maritime features" located in the South China Sea.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation