In December, Malaysia submitted a request to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (UNCLCS) to extend its continental shelf beyond the 200-nautical mile limit. AMTI A chart from AMTI shows overlapping claims of the Philippines, Malaysia and China over the South China Sea. The Tribunal conclusively settled the issue of histpric rights and maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. Prior to a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in August last year, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would invoke the South China Sea arbitral ruling with his Chinese counterpart. Duterte previously claimed invoking the arbitral ruling, which invalidated Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea, would risk going to war with China.

Source: Philippine Star March 11, 2020 05:03 UTC