China, Taiwan and Vietnam claim ownership of all the Spratlys supposedly since ancient times on the basis of historical references, seasonal visits by their fishermen and assertions of claims against colonizers as well as yielding of the Spratlys by the Japanese to the French and thus to Vietnam in the San Francisco peace treaty after World War II. Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines claim parts of the Spratlys that are geographically closest to them and within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) plus prehistorical and historical claims that the islets concerned have long been the fishing grounds of their respective fishermen.
Anumang katangiang pulitikal at panlipunan ng kasalukuyang gubyeryo na kumakatawan sa Pilipinas sa mga komunidad ng estado, dapat itaguyod ng sambayanang Pilipino at lahat ng patriyotiko at progresibong pwersa ang pambansang soberanya at pangalagaan ang teritoryal na integridad ng Pilipinas, kabilang ang soberanya sa teritoryong-dagat at panloob na katubigan at ang soberanong karapatan sa EEZ at ECS. Ito ay mga saligang punto sa prinsipyo na nasa Programa ng Demokratikong Rebolusyon ng Bayan.