“The Ren’ai Reef is part of China’s Nansha Islands.”
What Vera Files found
Ren'ai Reef, known as Ayungin Shoal in the Philippines and Second Thomas Shoal internationally, is part of the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Philippines, based on the country’s 2016 arbitral win against China.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Wang Wengbin (Spokesperson of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs) made this claim around 6 July 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 19 July 2023, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/q4yDl#selection-609.0-612.0
Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- Vera Files: False“The Ren’ai Reef (Ayungin Shoal) is part of China’s Nansha Islands.”
- Vera Files: Hindi totoo“Ang Ren’ai Reef ay bahagi ng Nansha Islands ng China.”
- Vera Files: Hindi totoo“Ang Ren’ai Reef (Ayungin Shoal) ay bahagi ng Nansha Islands ng China.”
- Vera Files: Hindi totoo“Ang Julian Felipe Reef ay bahagi ng Nansha Islands (Spratly Island Group) ng China.”