00:00The Philippines did not acknowledge China's baseline and base point
00:05around Bajo de Macinloc or Scarborough Shoal.
00:09This is due to China's illegal seizure of the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, or EEC.
00:17According to the National Maritime Council's violation of the Philippines' long-established sovereignty,
00:23They did not follow China's prohibition under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
00:30as explained in the Arbitral Award in 2016,
00:34where it is only allowed to use straight lines if it is in compliance with the criteria and conditions of UNCLOS.
00:42Meanwhile, China violated the so-called base points and baselines
00:46a few days after the Philippines issued the Philippine Maritime Zones Act.
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