#UNCLOS and the 2016 arbitration case that invalidated the #9dashline gives #Philippines the right to set up baselines and claims for their EEZ.  Scarborough Shoal is 120 nautical miles west of the Philippine Island of Luzon, within the 200 nautical mile EEZ as designated by UNCLOS.  The Shoal is 448 nautical miles from China's Hainan Island.
#UNCLOS #9dashline #Philippines