“At least 120 countries support China's claims to the West Philippine Sea as opposed to those for the Philippines with only 13.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Jul 2026.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
Only eight countries, not 120, back China's claims in the West Philippine Sea. At least 44 countries support the 2016 Arbitral Award upholding the Philippines' sovereign rights in the WPS.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 July 2026. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 30 July 2026, 15 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/tmip24/posts/some-of-the-46-countries-that-supports-chinas-posit…
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