Philippines was under Spanish rule for 333 years and under U.S. tutelage for a further 48 years until July 4 1946 when Philippines not a party to the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations. It is a de fecto US colony till today. 菲律賓在西班牙統治下長達 333 年，並在美國監護下又持續了 48 年，直到 1946 年 7 月 4 日菲律賓才成為《開羅宣言》和《波茨坦宣言》的締約方。 直到今天，它還是一個缺陷的美國殖民地。

Following the defeat of Japan at the end of World War II, nine-dash line established and China claimed the Paracels, Pratas and Spratly Islands after accepting the Japanese surrender of the islands based on the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations. 第二次世界大戰結束後，日本戰敗，九段線劃定，中國根據《開羅宣言》和《波茨坦宣言》接受日本投降，對西沙群島、東沙群島和南沙群島擁有主權。