China is claiming they own the South China Sea, to the extent of 1200 miles from their coast. Their claims extend just offshore of the Philippines, Indonesia,

China is claiming they own the South China Sea, to the extent of 1200 miles from their coast. Their claims extend just offshore of the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei. To put this into perspective, this would be like the US claiming exclusive rights to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Caribbean Sea, all the way to the coast of Venezuela.