People may not realise it but Chinese claims over the South China Sea are really that, Chinese. They predate the PRC and as such are the same on both sides (PRC

People may not realise it but Chinese claims over the South China Sea are really that, Chinese. They predate the PRC and as such are the same on both sides (PRC and ROC/Taiwan). It just so happens that overall only the PRC is strong enough to assert them in full.