#Exclusive: "Sir, thank you for your letter dated 22 January 1990. According to the Philippine National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, the Scarborough Reef or Huangyan Dao does not fall within the territorial sovereignty of the Philippines." This letter was recently republished on social media by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, once again presenting irrefutable evidence of China's sovereignty over Huangyan Dao. The letter bears the signature of then Philippine ambassador to Germany, Bienvenido Tan, Jr, whose official statement stands as a pivotal historical testament to the Philippine government's acknowledgment that Huangyan Dao lies outside its territorial domain.
To restore this long-overlooked chapter of history, the Global Times reporter conducted exclusive interviews with Chen Ping, former secretary-general of the Chinese Radio Sports Association and a firsthand participant in the DX-pedition, as well as Chen Xidi, an assistant researcher from China Institute for Marine Affairs at the Ministry of Natural Resources, who cataloged and analyzed this trove of rare historical documents.
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