“The Second Thomas Shoal (Ayungin Shoal) is a "sovereign territory of the Philippines.”
Nicholas Burns
Claim dated 15 Mar 2024.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
In the 2016 arbitral award of the Philippines, the Second Thomas Shoal was declared part of the country’s 200-nautical mile EEZ and continental shelf. The ruling did not cover territorial sovereignty issues.
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In short
Nicholas Burns made this claim around 15 March 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 4 April 2024, 20 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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