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sink. On July 19, a Philippine naval ship spotted two Chinese vessels off the Likas
and Panata Islands. It fired warning shots then collided with one of the fishing ves-
sels, causing the vessel to sink. On January 25, 2000, the Philippine navy boarded
two Chinese fishing vessels near Scarborough Shoal. Scarborough Shoal—Huangyan
Island to China—lies within Philippine’s claimed 300-mile EEZ, although China has
claimed possession of the islet for hundreds of years. On February 2nd Philippine
naval ships chased more Chinese fishing boats at Scarborough Shoal and fired warning
shots. On May 16, China and the Philippines signed the Joint Statement between the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Government of the People’s
Republic of China on the Framework of Bilateral Cooperation in the Twenty-First
Century, which committed country each to settle the Spratly dispute peacefully. On
November 4, 2002, the ASEAN states plus China signed the Declaration on the Con-
duct of Parties in the South China Sea.
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MID#4279
Dispute Number: 4279
Date(s): May 18, 2001
Participants: 710 China/840 Philippines
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: China sent two warships and a research vessel into Filipino territorial
waters around the Scarborough Shoal on May 18, 2001. China had assured the Fili-
pino government that these were not provocative actions. However, China continued
to send more ships and at one point had 12 in the territorial waters of the Philippines.
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MID#4448
Dispute Number: 4448
Date(s): July 16, 2002 to July 19, 2002
Participants: 840 Philippines/710 China
Outcome (and Settlement): Missing (Missing)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Philippine naval forces seized two Chinese fishing vessels near the Luzon
Islands.
710 CHINA/850 INDONESIA
MID#4063
Dispute Number: 4063
Date(s): September 2, 1996 to September 19, 1996