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By Xu Xiaodong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-12 09:55 Share CLOSE This bird eye view shows the coral reefs in China s Xisha Islands, South China Sea.[Photo/Xinhua]
A recent article published by
Philippine Daily Inquirer by the retired Philippine Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpio sought to support Philippine sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by claiming that the country had the oldest documentary evidence . However, a review of history shows that the Philippines has no historical basis for its claim to the Spratly Islands, by contrast, sufficient historical records and archeological evidence consolidate the basis of China s sovereignty to features in the South China Sea.