Chinese-made globes being sold in the Philippines show China's 9-dash line claim in the South China Sea, which contradicts the Philippines' position rejecting this claim. A Filipino man living in Nigeria, David Valencia, contacted a news site after seeing these globes, concerned they could misinform youth. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed some stores unknowingly sell these globes but are willing to address the issue. The DFA maintains China's 9-dash line claim violates international law.

1. Chinese-made globes
show 9-dash line
Philippine schools unwittingly buy them for
classroom use
- raissarobles.com

2. A globe bought in Manila
on Feb. 11, 2013 clearly
showed the 9-dash line

4. A globe bought in Manila three years ago was
more subtle in its markings
It names the four groupings of the atolls, reefs
and islands claimed by Beijing in the South
China Sea - the Nansha Qundao (or southern
sand which overlaps with Philippine claims), the
Xisha Qundao (or west sand that overlaps with
Vietnam's claims), the Dongsha Qundao and
the Zhongsa Qundao (or central sand, where
Beijing has inserted Huangyan island or
Scarborough Shoal, which Manila calls Bajo de
Masinloc.
- photo sent to raissarobles.com by David
Valencia

6. A globe made in the US from the same Manila
bookstore showed no markings in the South
China Sea

7. Photo by Alan C. Robles

8. David Valencia and his Facebook
friends contacted raissarobles.com
because they were disturbed by the
implications. David said:
"These globes find their way to
schools, offices and homes and are
instruments of teaching to our young
generation. Our country is contesting
the nine-dash line with China and at
the United Nations, yet we have these
in our schools, offices and home."

9. David's action is highly interesting.
You see, he lives and works all the way in
Lagos, Nigeria.

10. In reaction to David's request, Philippine foreign
affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said:
"The DFA has been able to validate that
educational globes which reflect China's nine-
dash line encompassing the South China Sea
are being retailed locally by establishments that
are totally unaware about the maritime disputes
between the Philippines and China."

11. DFA's Hernandez added:
"The management of these establishments are
proactively prepared to discuss with the DFA
remedies to be able to address the
misinformation contained in the educational
globes. The Philippines asserts that China's
nine-dash line claim is an excessive claim in
violation of international law."