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“Ang Ren’ai Reef (Ayungin Shoal) ay bahagi ng Nansha Islands ng China.”
Wang Wenbin tagapagsalita ng Ministry of Foreign Affairs ng China. Claim dated 13 Feb 2023.
Vera Files rated thisHindi totoo

What Vera Files found

Ang Ayungin Shoal, kilala internationally bilang Second Thomas Shoal at ng China bilang Ren'ai Reef, ay bahagi ng 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at continental shelf ng Pilipinas, ayon sa desisyon noong Hulyo 12, 2016 ng isang ad-hoc tribunal sa ilalim ng Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA).

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In short

Wang Wenbin (tagapagsalita ng Ministry of Foreign Affairs ng China) made this claim around 13 February 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 15 February 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Hindi totoo”.

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