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2553:, which rectified retroactively the 1898 Treaty of Paris. According to Philippine judge Antonio Carpio, under the 1900 Treaty of Washington, "all islands belonging to the Philippine Archipelago, lying outside the lines described in Article III" were also ceded to the United States as part of the territory of the Philippines, where Scarborough Shoal, the Spratly Islands, and the rest of Tawi-tawi was included. From 1899 to 1902, the United States war department in the territory of the Philippines republished and reissued four times the 1875 Carita General del Archipelago Filipino with the addition of military telegraph lines, military cable lines, eastern cable company lines, and military department boundaries. The official map of the entire Philippine territory under Spanish rule was effectively adopted as the entire Philippine territory under American rule. During the 1928 Islas Palmas international case, the United States, as representative of the territory of the Philippines, reiterated in a court memorandum that the 1875 Carta General del Archipielago Filipino "is both an American official and a Spanish official map" of Philippine territory, which has been argued by Carpio as binding on the United States in terms of its recognition of the Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands as Philippine territory. (As of 2023, the United States takes no position on sovereignty over the geographic features of the South China Sea.) 3582: 3986: 3364:, the boundaries of former colonies must be respected by all states. It was established after the 1986 Frontier Dispute case between Burkina Faso and Mali. The ICJ ruled that uti possidetis juris is a "general principle, which is logically connected with the phenomenon of the obtaining of independence, wherever it occurs. Its obvious purpose is to prevent the independence and stability of new States being endangered by fratricidal struggles provoked by the challenging of frontiers following the withdrawal of the administering power…Its purpose, at the time of the achievement of independence by the former Spanish colonies of America, was to scotch any designs which non-American colonizing powers might have on regions which had been assigned by the former metropolitan State to one division or another, but which were still uninhabited or unexplored." 188: 2663:
sovereignty over Hoang Sa island and islands further to the South, that was rejected. Tran Van Huu as Vietnamese representative stated that “in order to annul the seeds of possible disputes, we claim our sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos”. However, the claims made by France over the islands before the war was claims for the French Republic as itself, and not as part of French Indochina (Vietnam). In 1952, the Japan-Republic of China Treaty was signed, where Japan withdrew its claims over Formosa, the Paracels, and the Spratlys but never awarded any country the sovereignty towards the Paracels and the Spratlys. The treaty positively reiterated the 1951 San Francisco Treaty, whose framers rejected China's claims over the Paracels and the Spratlys.
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the right to freedom of navigation America, alongside its allies and partners in the will not be deterred from exercising these rights.” On September 18, 2015, the Chinese Foreign Ministry replied by stating that “China, like the US, champions navigation freedom in the South China Sea, but opposes any country’s attempt to challenge China’s territorial sovereignty ... under the pretext of safeguarding navigation freedom.” At the start of October 2015, the US Department of Defense made it clear that a FONOP within 12 nautical miles of one of China's artificial islands was “not a question of if, but when”, and by mid-October 2015, US officials said the FONOP was expected "within days". On 27 October 2015, the US destroyer
3702: 2836:. In 2016, the Philippines won the case, and the international court effectively invalidated the dash line. During the court proceedings, China itself filed an official and binding international "Position Paper", where it recognized the 1900 Treaty of Washington. Under the said treaty, Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys was recognized as part of the territory of the Philippines. China also reiterated that it recognizes the treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom, where both nations reiterated the recognition of Philippine territory, which included Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys. The move came as a surprise to the Filipino delegation, where Associate Justice 3066:, with discussions between the two leaders. This stance by Beijing is in line with the July 2019 publishing of a Chinese White Paper, "China's National Defense in the New Era," which details China's armed strength and repeatedly mentions deployment in the South China Sea. On 22 September 2020, in a recorded speech at the opening of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte reaffirmed the Hague ruling rejecting most of China's claims to disputed waters, and said "The award is now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish, or abandon." 3867:, the Chinese Foreign Minister called for a joint development of resources in South China Sea. Bangkok was viewed as a South China Sea neutral player because it is not a claimant and did not have disputes in the South China Sea with China. After several meetings, the 6th ASEAN–China SOM on DOC was the first official consultation on the Code of Conduct (COC) was formed with all parties agreement to push forward the drafting of COC. Thai-China relationship was generally seen as positive. Thailand's neutral position enabled it to act as a mediator and influence discussions among parties involved. 12939: 12734: 12685: 12636: 12599: 12585: 12564: 12523: 12474: 12432: 12411: 12300: 12258: 12202: 12156: 12135: 11961: 11889: 11836: 1939: 2345: 3886: 3266:, he instituted a policy in 2015 that, if any foreign fishermen were caught illegally fishing in Indonesian waters, their vessels would be destroyed. The president wanted to make maritime resources, especially fisheries, a key component of his administration's economic policy. Since the policy's initiation, fishing vessels drawing from many neighbouring countries were destroyed by Indonesian authorities. On 21 May 2015, around 41 fishing vessels from China, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines were destroyed. On 19 March 2016, the 3501: 13119: 12727: 12692: 12643: 12613: 12578: 12537: 12488: 12439: 12362: 12314: 12265: 12237: 12216: 12163: 12142: 11989: 11968: 11947: 11903: 11850: 1914: 13044: 12706: 12606: 12481: 12188: 2588: 3091:
1.1 billion barrels. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)'s profile of the South China Sea region, a US Geological Survey estimate puts the region's discovered and undiscovered oil reserves at 11 billion barrels, as opposed to a PRC figure of 125 billion barrels. The same EIA report also points to the wide variety of natural gas resource estimations, ranging from 190 trillion cubic feet to 500 trillion cubic feet, likely located in the contested
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argue that the historical claims of the PRC, ROC, and Vietnam should be discarded because they do not conform to the stipulations of UNCLOS, this is unrealistic. The notion of historical entitlement sits at the foundation of their claims to the Spratly archipelago and are unlikely to dissipate simply because analysts choose to ignore them. As a result, any proposed framework must address such concerns.
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Handbook, which Filipino sources interpret as claiming for the first time that its southernmost territory was the Spratly Islands. Under the new handbook, China also admitted on record that the Philippines and Indochina also claimed the territory, effectively making China's claim as "defective" under international law on Carpio's interpretation. In August 1951,
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diplomatic note to the Philippines pointing out that neither country that signed agreed with the subsequent Philippines interpretation of this treaty as applying to a claim for the waters within the Treaty Limits as part of Philippine territory. Carpio notes that this treaty, effectively binds the United Kingdom's successor countries as well, such as
10217: 3441:. Territorial disputes in the South China Sea were a major topic, but its joint statement, the "Sunnylands Declaration", did not name the South China Sea, instead calling for "respect of each nation's sovereignty and for international law". Analysts believe it indicates divisions within the group on how to respond to China's maritime strategy. 2943:", although the issue of oil and natural gas drilling remains unresolved. "Following the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), China and ASEAN countries actively advanced the consultations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea," with the forecast that the COC will be completed by 2021. 2782:, located some 250 miles from the Philippine coast. Occupation was made in the middle of an energy resources race in the Spratlys, where China lacked a presence, while the other countries were starting their oil exploration businesses. Mischief Reef marked the first time the PRC had a military confrontation with the Philippines, 3368:
State of Eritrea and Ethiopia case, and was affirmed further in the Pedra Blanca arbitration between Malaysia and Singapore in 2008, when the ICJ ruled: "The map still stands as a statement of geographical fact, especially when the State adversely affected has itself produced and disseminated it, even against its own interest."
3936:, stating (among other things) the United States' strong support for the 2002 declaration of conduct of parties in the South China Sea, reaffirms the United States' commitment to assist the nations of Southeast Asia to remain strong and independent, and supports enhanced operations by the United States armed forces in the 282:. Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines also claim some of the features in the island chain. By the 1970s, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam had militarily occupied one or more of the Spratly Islands. By 2015, Vietnam had established 48 outposts, the Philippines eight, China eight, Malaysia five, and Taiwan one. 3897:
In 1974, the PRC received a non-involvement promise from the United States when it occupied the Yagong Island and the Crescent Group from South Vietnam. The United States officially addressed the South China Sea dispute for the first time in 1995, when its statement focused on the peaceful resolution
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played a coordinating role in facilitating China and ASEAN members involved in the dispute in hope of reaching peaceful resolution. Despite its domestic political turmoil, the Thai government relied on its Ministry of Foreign Affairs' expertise on international dispute. It took the initiative to hold
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in Indonesian waters, and arrested the Chinese crew. They were prevented from towing the boat to harbour by a Chinese coast guard vessel which reportedly "rammed" the trawler in Indonesian waters. "To prevent anything else occurring, the Indonesian authorities let go of the Chinese boat and then left
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On 25 July 2020 Australia rejected China's claims to the South China Sea and filed a statement with the United Nations that said: "Australia rejects any claims to internal waters, territorial sea, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf based on such baselines," and there is "no legal basis" to
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In 2013, the Philippines initiated an arbitration against China on South China Sea issues, with its initial petition disputing the nine-dash line's validity, China's environmental impact, and the legality of China's contact with Filipino vessels in the area. In 2015, the Philippines added contentions
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In the Eastern Greenland Case between Norway and Denmark, the critical date doctrine was established in 1933. It was ruled by the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) that the Norwegian proclamation on July 10, 1931, annexing Eastern Greenland was the "critical date" in that specific case.
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for developing long-term co-operation in the oil sector, and that it had accepted Vietnam's offer of exploration in certain specified blocks in the South China Sea. However, this agreement between India and Vietnam has provoked attacks from the PRC In response, PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang
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interpreted as an eastern move of a dash near the coast of Borneo. Protests followed from Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. Modern PRC maps since 1984 have included a tenth dash to the east of Taiwan, but observers not aware of this continue to be surprised; the tenth dash is technically not
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navy destroyer traveled into what China saw as its territorial waters. A South Korean government official said the navy destroyer was taking refuge from a typhoon and not challenging maritime claims, but he declined to comment on whether Seoul believed the disputed waters belonged to China. A Chinese
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In 1932, France occupied the Paracels and laid claims on the territory. China protested and filed a Note Verbale stating the Paracels were the "southernmost part of Chinese territory". According to Philippine judge Antonio Carpio, this can be interpreted as negating China's claim towards the Spratlys
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passes through the South China Sea annually, which accounts for a third of the global maritime trade. 80 percent of China's energy imports and 39.5 percent of China's total trade passes through the South China Sea. Claimant states are interested in retaining or acquiring the rights to fishing stocks,
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summoned the Chinese ambassador, Xie Feng, and discussed this matter. Indonesia insists that they have the right to prosecute the Chinese trawler crew, despite Beijing's demand to release their eight fishermen. Arif Havas Oegroseno, the government official of maritime security, said that the Chinese
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In 2006 the captain of a Taiwanese fishing boat was shot dead and a crewman wounded when their boat was reportedly attacked by pirates wearing military uniforms. Philippine authorities assured the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs that no Filipino naval or coast guard personnel were involved in the
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On August 31, 2024, the Philippines and China accused each other of intentionally ramming coast guard vessels in the disputed South China Sea, following their fifth maritime clash in a month. The Philippines claimed China deliberately hit its ship, while China asserted that the Philippine vessel was
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In the later half of 1970s, the Philippines and Malaysia began referring to the Spratly Islands as being included in their own territory. On 11 June 1978, the Philippines through Presidential Decree No. 1596, declared the north-western part of the Spratly Islands (referred to therein as the Kalayaan
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In the 1970s, the discovery of the potential for petroleum resources in the South China Sea prompted an increase in occupation activity by claimants. From 1971 to 1973, the Philippines began occupying five features and South Vietnam began occupying six. Concerned that its claims would be weakened by
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According to researchers, claims to any of the features were not seriously made until the 19th or the early 20th century. The Paracel Islands, currently occupied by China, are contested by Taiwan and Vietnam. The Spratly Islands are claimed by all three, where Vietnam occupies the greatest number of
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drew attention to China's artificial islands, stating that: “China is out of step with...international rules turning an underwater rock into an airfield simply does not afford the rights of sovereignty or permit restrictions on international air or maritime transit. . . . All countries should have
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approval of the Law of the Sea Convention, which would strengthen U.S. ability to support countries that oppose Chinese claims to certain islands in the area. On 29 May 2012, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry expressed concern over this development, stating that "non-claimant Association
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Both China and Taiwan stated that they did not recognize the tribunal and insisted that the matter should be resolved through bilateral negotiations with other claimants. As part of its grounds for nonparticipation and nonacceptance, China cited the fact that China is a signatory to the 2006 UNCLOS
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control of the Vietnamese territories south of the 17th Parallel. The South Vietnamese government claimed the Paracels in the Spratly despite no actual sovereignty on the Spratlys. In 1955, France clarified through international notes that the Spratlys belonged to "the French Union, not Vietnam", a
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government published an "eleven-dashed-line" claiming the South China Sea. New Chinese names for the four archipelagos in the South China Sea, which were regarded as under Chinese administrative jurisdiction, were announced in December 1947 by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China.
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Maps cannot establish title to territory unless if it is attached to a treaty. Moreover, maps unilaterally produced by a state, even if not attached to a treaty, can bind the producing state if it is "adverse to its interest". This was established in the 2002 Delimitation of the Border between the
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According to Filipino sources, China released its English language "China Handbook (1937-1943)" in 1943, where it reiterated for the second time that its southernmost territory is the Paracels, specifically Triton Island. China again changed its position and had published by 1947 an updated China
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sovereign territory in the past. A few months before, France occupied some parts of the Spratlys, but not including them as part of Indochina (Vietnam). France instead claimed them as part of the Union of France. After World War II, France abandoned its claims, without any successor to its claims.
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While the PRC, ROC and Vietnam claim the entire Spratly archipelago because of what they perceive to be their "historical right" to the area, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines base their respective claims on the stipulations regarding continental shelves outlined in UNCLOS. While some would
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stated, "None of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council have ever accepted any international court's ruling when (in their view) it infringed their sovereignty or national security interests. Thus, when China rejects the Court's decision in this case, it will be doing just what the
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Japan relinquished control of the islands in the South China Sea with the signing of the Treaty of San Francisco on 9 September 1951. The treaty, however, did not specify the new status of the islands. In the 5 September plenary session, a supplemented opinion for the People's Republic of China's
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Vietnamese fishermen appear to be more desperate to source for seafood and are conducting illegal fishing activities in Malaysian waters through deceit. It is understood the appetite for fish is growing in the Asian region, coupled with shrinking stocks, and this is driving fishermen further and
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Unlike Beijing, however, Taipei uses the original eleven dashes, since the other two dashes in the Gulf of Tonkin were only removed under the approval of Premier Zhou Enlai in 1953, four years after the establishment of the PRC. Li Jinming and Li Dexia, 'The Dotted Line on the Chinese Map of the
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The US, Japan and the Philippines conducted military exercises intended to "(ensure) that all countries are free to fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows" on April 7, 2024, in advance of a planned trilateral summit. The Southern Theater Command of China's PLA issued statements
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tabloid editorialised on the South China Sea territorial disputes under the banner "Don't take peaceful approach for granted". The article referenced incidents earlier that year involving the Philippines and South Korea detaining PRC fishing boats in the region. "If these countries don't want to
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Prior to the territorial disputes, fishermen from involved countries tended to enter each other's controlled islands and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) leading to conflicts with the authorities that controlled the areas as they were unaware of the exact borders. As well, due to depletion of the
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The occupation and/or control of most parts of the Spratly and Paracel islands did not change significantly from the 90s to the 2000s. To this day, the PRC controls all of the islanda in the Paracels. In the Spratlys, Vietnam controls the most islands with 29 in total, while the Philippines has
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sent a letter to the U.N. secretary general explaining the US position on China's "excessive maritime claims." On 14 July 2020, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared China's claims and coercions of in parts of the South China Sea “completely unlawful”. On 26 August 2020, the US sanctioned
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and China agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development in November 2018, where joint-use of, and not ownership over assets underlies the agreement. In the past, Chinese naval patrols deterred Filipino PXP Energy from exploring gas deposits in disputed
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Syed Nor Adli said this marked the 18th seizure of a Vietnamese vessel by the MMEA this year. "Since the beginning of the year, we have seized 23 foreign fishing vessels for encroaching on Malaysian territorial waters, with 18 of them originating from Vietnam. "The remaining vessels were from
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However, in 2011, tensions started to increase again in the territory. In February, the Chinese frigate Donguan fired three shots at Philippine fishing boats near Jackson atoll. In May, the Vietnamese Binh Minh 02 oil and gas survey ship clashed with three Chinese maritime patrol vessels some
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In July 1933, France, as a republic in itself and not as a representative of French Indochina (and its successors such as Vietnam), formally claimed six features in the Spratly Islands. China did not protest the claim of France over the Spratlys, as it never claimed the Spratly as part of its
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prevented the detention of Chinese fishermen by Indonesian authorities after Chinese fishermen were caught fishing near the waters around Natuna, leading to a protest by Indonesian authorities; the Chinese ambassador was subsequently summonsed as China had considered the areas to be "Chinese
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In 1990, 1994, and 1997, the People's Republic of China released its "An Atlas of Ancient Maps of China" in three volumes, wherein in all maps presented in its official documents, the southernmost territory of China was the island of Hainan. No ancient map showed Chinese sovereignty over any
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signed a treaty, where the United Kingdom recognized the territory of Philippines as it related to the boundaries of the Philippines and North Borneo which included Scarborough Shoal and islands in the Spratlys. This treaty is internationally binding, however in 1961 the United States sent a
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On 20 July 2011, the PRC, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam agreed a set of preliminary guidelines on the implementation of the DOC (Declaration of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea) which would help resolve disputes. This set of guidelines is based on an earlier
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which has 13 billion barrels. In the years following the announcement by the PRC ministry, the claims regarding the South China Sea islands intensified. However, other sources claim that the proven reserves of oil in the South China Sea may only be 7.5 billion barrels, or about
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In spring 2010, PRC officials reportedly communicated to US officials that the South China Sea was "an area of 'core interest' that is as non-negotiable" and on par with Taiwan and Tibet on the national agenda. However, Beijing appeared to have backed away from that assertion in 2011.
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China's domestic rules mostly mirror those of the law of the sea. In crucial areas, however, law of the sea rules internalized into China's system have been transformed in line with a clear political intent to assert the legality of controversial and sometimes indeterminate PRC
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few years when it stated in 1949 through official international documents that the French claim was specifically "not attached to Vietnam" when the "former colony of Conchinchina was ceded to the Associated State", effectively blocking any claim of Vietnam towards the Spratlys.
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China has a different perspective, asserting that maps produced in 1775, 1810 and 1817 include the Spratly and Paracel islands as Chinese territory. Vietnam's first maps extending Vietnamese territory to the Spratly Islands were published in 1830, under Emperor Minh Mang.
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Indonesia challenged the Chinese nine-dash historical claim by arguing that if the historical claims can be used on presenting the territorial naval claims, Indonesia might also use its historical claims on the South China Sea by referring to the ancient influence of the
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In May 2015, the Wall Street Journal reported that the “US Navy regularly conducts freedom of navigation transits in the region ... has yet to receive explicit authorization from the administration to do so within 12 nautical miles of the artificial islands”. At the
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Chinese fishing vessels – often escorted by Chinese coastguard ships – have repeatedly been reported to have breached Indonesian waters near the Natuna islands. On 19 March 2016, for example, Indonesian authorities tried to capture a Chinese trawler accused of
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change their ways with China, they will need to prepare for the sounds of cannons. We need to be ready for that, as it may be the only way for the disputes in the sea to be resolved." Responding to questions about whether this reflected official policy, a
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Its deputy director-general (administration), Khairul Anwar Bachok, said the vessels, 95 per cent of them from Vietnam and the remaining from Thailand, were seized for offences under Section 15(1) and Section 16(3) of the Fisheries Act 1985 for illegal
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made the statement at a press conference on Thursday, regarding the incident on 21 October when an Indonesia's naval ship chased and shot at two Vietnamese fishing boats, injuring three of 13 fishermen on board. One succumbed to serious injuries
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In 2012, a United States State Department press statement identified the PRC as an assertive state in the region and communicated United States concerns about the developments in the area. Also in 2012, Secretary Clinton testified in support of
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From 2013 to the beginning of 2018, China carried out land reclamation in the South China Sea. The construction of the islands has been completed. The three island airports of Meiji Reef, Zhubi Reef, and Yongshu Reef have been completed.
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and the southernmost territory its maps had previously shown was Hainan. According to the South China Sea Arbitration award, as of 1875 and until 1933, no other state had claimed the Spratlys aside from the territory of the Philippines.
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then pledged American support to the Philippines in its territorial conflicts with the PRC. The Chinese Foreign Ministry asked the United States to maintain a neutral position on the issue. In 2014 and 2015, the United States continued
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spokesman responded, "The Chinese had concerns, but we are going by what the Vietnamese authorities have told us and we have conveyed this to the Chinese." The Indo-Vietnamese deal was also denounced by the Chinese state-run newspaper
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Out of the 556 ships Indonesia had destroyed from October 2014 to 2019 for violating rules, 312 of them were from Vietnam, 91 were from the Philippines, 87 were from Malaysia, 26 were local, and 3 were from China. According to a 2023
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Since early in the South China Sea dispute, Indonesia has repeatedly asserted its position as a non-claimant state in the original South China Sea dispute, and often positioned itself as an "honest broker". However, parts of China's
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has led to anti-Vietnamese feelings against ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia and against Vietnam, and in turn has led to pro-China sentiment among the Cambodian government and the Cambodian opposition, including in the South China Sea.
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In 2014, the United States responded to China's claims over the fishing grounds of other nations by saying that "China has not offered any explanation or basis under international law for these extensive maritime claims." USN CNO
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Defense Ministry spokesman said the ship broke Chinese law by entering its 12-nautical-mile-wide territorial sea around the Paracel Islands without seeking prior permission, but said Beijing accepted South Korea's explanation.
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Earlier Phan Huy Hoang, chairman of Quang Ngai Association of Fisheries, said the fishermen told him that Philippine bandits might be involved in the case. For sure, they are foreign attackers, but their nationality is not
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incidents. The continuing war against foreign fishermen by Indonesia led to protests by Vietnam in late 2016, when a Vietnamese fisherman was killed after being shot by Indonesian authorities. Attacks have also come from
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explained that as no ship or aircraft was visible, the INS Airavat proceeded on her onward journey as scheduled. The Indian Navy further clarified that "here was no confrontation involving the INS Airavat. India supports
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to build five observation posts for the conduction of ocean surveys, and one of the permitted observation posts was allowed to be located in the Spratly islands region. The PRC chose to build its observation post on the
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gave a speech on resolving the disputes in the region without coercion and unequivocally stating that the South China Sea was a matter of U.S. national interest. Her comments were countered by China's Foreign Minister
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that China would not recognise or abide by the arbitration decision. China rejects the arbitration proceedings as illegitimate because China excluded itself from compulsory arbitration in its ratification of the 2006
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responded in a press conference said that the award by the Arbitral Tribunal was "illegal" and "invalid", and thus not binding at all. She urged Singapore to respect China's position, stay objective and impartial.
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Singapore has reiterated that it is not a claimant state in the South China Sea dispute and has offered to play a neutral role in being a constructive conduit for dialogue among the claimant states. Prime Minister
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islands, upgrades and land reclamation projects were also started at this time. Vietnam formally staked its claims to the Paracels and the Spratlys via passage of the June 2012 "Vietnamese Law of the Sea". title
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in the area, but from 2014 to 2016 China's construction activity outpaced them. By 2023, China had reclaimed around five square miles with its artificial islands, at least one of which housed military equipment.
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per year, followed by "The Bear" and "Dragon" oil fields. The country is a net importer of oil products. In 2009 petroleum accounted for 14 percent of Vietnamese government income, down from 24 percent in 2004.
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saying it was organizing "joint naval and air combat patrols in the South China Sea" and "All military activities that mess up the situation in the South China Sea and create hotspots are under control".
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serves as the "Track One" exchange forum on security issues surrounding the Asia-Pacific region. The South China Sea territorial disputes has dominated proceedings at the conference in recent years. The
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waters, like the Reed Bank, such that this type of agreement may allow for the claimant states to jointly develop the natural gas in the offshore area. The mechanism of joint agreements is not new, with
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felt that even though the United States cannot take sides in the dispute, it still has to make a statement that it is not passively accepting the assertive actions taken in the region. At the July 2010
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and the Crescent group of reefs from South Vietnam. The government of the PRC wanted to prevent the Paracel islands from falling under the control of North Vietnam, which at the time was an ally of the
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As part of a group of cooperation agreements announced in December 2023, the China and Vietnam announced joint patrols in the Gulf of Tonkin and a hotline to handle South China Sea fishing incidents.
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Japan has used "normative power" via strategic foreign aid to certain claimants in the dispute such as the Philippines and Vietnam in order to assert its presence in the region as promoting the "
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countries". Some of the early drafts acknowledged aspects such as "marine environmental protection, scientific research, safety of navigation and communication, search and rescue and combating
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of disputes, peace and stability, freedom of navigation, neutrality over the question of sovereignty, and respect of maritime norms. The 1995 statement did not name any states by their names.
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in international waters, including in the South China Sea, and the right of passage in accordance with accepted principles of international law. These principles should be respected by all."
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stated violated their territorial claims. Chinese officials said it was legal, stating the area lies in waters surrounding the Paracel Islands which China occupies and militarily controls.
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strategic bombers flew near artificial Chinese-built islands in the area of the Spratly Islands and were contacted by Chinese ground controllers but continued their mission undeterred.
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Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters today in Beijing that China 'adheres to the strategy of peaceful development. Sowing discord and hostility will only complicate '
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Security Flashpoints: Oil, Islands, Sea Access and Military Confrontation; [twenty-first Annual Seminar Held at the UN Plaza Hotel in New York City from February 7 – 8, 1997]
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Following the Permanent Court of Arbitration decision on 12 July 2016, Indonesia called on all parties involved in the territorial dispute to exercise self-restraint and to respect
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draw the nine-dash line around the Four Sha archipelagos, Paracel and Spratly Islands or low-tide maritime zones. They encourage the claimants to resolve their disputes peacefully.
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Fiery Cross Reef, Vietnam sent its navy to the area to monitor the situation. The two states clashed near the Johnson Reef, and after the clash, China occupied the Johnson Reef.
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Van Quyet, Luu, and Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet. "US-Vietnam maritime security cooperation in the South China Sea: From the Obama administration to the current Biden administration."
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quoting Mark. J Valencia, "China and South China Sea Disputes: Claims and Potential Solutions in the South China Sea", Adelphi paper 298, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1995)
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traditional fishing grounds". Further Indonesian campaigns against foreign fishermen resulted in the destruction of 23 fishing boats from Malaysia and Vietnam on 5 April 2016.
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several meetings with parties concerned. Thailand's first attempt was hosting the ASEAN–China Senior Officials' Meeting Retreat in Pattaya, Thailand 2012. Via this meeting,
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For example, China may explicitly refer to the South China Sea as a core interest; in 2010 Beijing hinted this was the case but subsequently backed away from the assertion.
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Publications by US think tanks have made recommendations for courses of actions that the United States could take in response to PRC activities in the South China Sea.
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professor Peter A. Dutton writes that the Chinese government sees itself as fundamentally above the law and beyond accountability to others, especially smaller states.
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of South East Asian Nations countries and countries outside the region have adopted a position of not getting involved into territorial disputes." In July 2012, the
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US Department of State Publication, Record of Proceedings of the Conference for the Conclusion and Signature of the Treaty of Peace with Japan, 119, 292 (1951).
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said during his official visit to the US that he hoped all countries will respect international law and the outcome of arbitration. The spokesperson of China
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had been "expelled" after it “trespassed” into Chinese territorial waters close to the Spratly Islands. However this claim has been disputed by the US Navy.
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says that the South China Sea was "part of global commons and India has an abiding interest in peace and stability in the region... We firmly stand for the
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In September 2011, shortly after the PRC and Vietnam signed an agreement seeking to contain a dispute over the South China Sea, India's state-run explorer,
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analyst Isaac B. Kardon, Chinese maritime rules mostly mirror the international law except for certain crucial areas reflecting its political interests.
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Klaus Heinrich Raditio, Researching China’s recent behavior and strategy in the South China Sea for his PhD at the University of Sydney (18 July 2016).
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ruling. Under the doctrine, treaty rights are assessed under the laws in force at the time the treaty is made, not at the time a dispute takes place.
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vessel. In September 2019, seven members of the coast guard and a police man involved were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment and civil damages.
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The agreement was described by the PRC's assistant foreign minister, Liu Zhenmin, as "an important milestone document for cooperation among China and
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as "in effect an attack on China," and he warned the United States against making the South China Sea an international issue or multilateral issue.
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Competing claims in the oil and gas-rich South China Sea have stifled the development and exploitation of these resources. To break from this, the
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The disputes involve both maritime boundaries and islands. There are several disputes, each of which involves a different collection of countries:
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The US Navy has conducted freedom of navigation drills in the South China Sea to counter Vietnamese claims in the region, particularly around the
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visited the Natuna islands on a warship to demonstrate Indonesia's authority. He led a high-level delegation, which included the Commander of the
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That observer concludes, "UNCLOS must be applied to the Spratly question in a way that accounts for the unique characteristics of the dispute."
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as the first in a series of "Freedom of Navigation Operations". This was the first time since 2012 that the US has directly challenged China's
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Cambodia has backed China over the dispute in ASEAN meetings, preventing consensus over unified ASEAN action. Anti-Vietnamese sentiment due to
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began patrolling the South China Sea, including the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands. In China's view, these disputed areas are within its
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had tried to occupy some of the features in the region during the 1930s, although actual sovereignty was under the American territory of the
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Beginning in 2012, the islands became more increasingly militarized. The ROC started the construction of an antenna tower and runway on the
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responsible. The U.S. condemned China’s actions and expressed support for the Philippines as tensions in the region continued to escalate.
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over China's Haiyang Shiyou oil rig in Vietnam's EEZ. The incident left seventeen Vietnamese injured and damaged ships of both countries.
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was reported as saying that the Chinese government appeared to be directing its fishing fleet into disputed waters as a matter of policy.
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used the islands in the South China Sea for various military purposes and asserted that the islands were not claimed by anyone when the
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hoped would reduce the chance of any conflict. Then in early 2020, a further 600 troops were deployed and eight navy warships from the
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Case Concerning Sovereignty over Pedra Blanca/Pulau Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks and South Ledge, Malaysia v.Singapore, ICJ, May 23, 2008.
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regarding China's claim in the arbitration. Indonesia's recent approach to one of the issues has been described in Javanese as being
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Ships of the Malaysian, Singapore, British, Australian and New Zealand Navy in the South China Sea during Exercise Bersama Lima, 2018
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The merits hearing proceeded without China's presence and the arbitration result favored the Philippines on most of its contentions.
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the activity of other claimants, China increased its physical presence in the area. It conducted surveys around the Paracels and the
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Pan, Zhongqi (2007). "Sino-Japanese Dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands: The Pending Controversy from the Chinese Perspective".
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Bui, Nhung T. (4 July 2016). "Managing anti-China nationalism in Vietnam: evidence from the media during the 2014 oil rig crisis".
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report, Thai vessels also often illegally fished in Indonesian waters. The areas in the South China Sea had also become known for
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in the Paracel Islands by mapping them, stationing Chinese navy personnel, and hoisting a flag to reassert Chinese sovereignty.
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By May 1939, the Japanese occupied much of Southeast Asia, including the Paracel and Spratly Islands. During World War II, the
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by a Taiwanese steel plant operating in Vietnam under a joint venture with the Vietnamese Government seen as a major scandal.
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Nguyen, Hong Thao (2012). "Vietnam's Position on the Sovereignty over the Paracels & the Spratlys: Its Maritime Claim".
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vessel. A recent visit to the area by President Joko Widodo displayed Indonesia's resolve to not overlook such incursions.
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estimated that the South China Sea may contain 17.7 billion barrels of crude oil, compared to the oil rich country of
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extends 200 nautical miles (370 km) from its shores, which around Natuna means it is slightly intersected by China's
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toward Natuna, still with eight fishermen and the captain on board," said Arrmanatha Nasir, a spokesman for Indonesia's
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Li, Xiaobing (2024). "Beijing's Military Power and East Asian-Pacific Hot Spots". In Fang, Qiang; Li, Xiaobing (eds.).
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to explain on the high number of encroachments by Vietnamese vessels into the country's waters. Three months later,
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further from their shores to source for supply. Vietnamese fishermen are forced to look elsewhere for fish due to
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administration increased the frequency of freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea. In June 2020,
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aircraft nearby on alert after Chinese fishing vessels increased illegal activity within the EEZ, escorted by a
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Fravel, M. Taylor (2014). "Policy Report: U.S. Policy Towards the Disputes in the South China Sea Since 1995".
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who was Prime Minister at the time also raised the issue with his Vietnamese counterpart. According to the
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between the PRC, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and parts of the area also contested by Malaysia and the Philippines.
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individuals and 24 Chinese companies linked to construction and militarization of the artificial islands.
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exclusion clause which removes sovereignty and boundary delimitations issues from arbitration procedures.
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fishing resources in their maritime areas, they were forced to fish in the neighbouring countries' areas.
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China's first independently designed and constructed oil drilling platform in the South China Sea is the
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does not accept this view, and flies its military planes through the area without informing China.
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in February, allowing the island to accommodate various military aircraft. On the Vietnam occupied
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said Indonesia could take China before an international court. Indonesia filed a comment with the
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recognized Chinese sovereignty over the Paracels in 1958. In June 1977 discussions with China's
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in the seabed of various parts of the South China Sea, and the strategic control of important
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The dragon roars back : transformational leaders and dynamics of Chinese foreign policy
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The dragon roars back : transformational leaders and dynamics of Chinese foreign policy
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Coordinating the South China Sea Issue: Thailand's roles in the code of conduct development
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reached understandings in 1979 and 1990 over the development of gas-rich disputed waters.
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The US Strategic Pivot to Asia and Cross-Strait Relations: Economic and Security Dynamics
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In 1949, the incoming government of China, which overthrew the Republic of China in the
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stated that China likely did not read the full text of the treaties they reiterated.
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In March 2021, more than two hundred Chinese fishing boats were seen moored around
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David Martin Jones; Michael Lawrence Rowan Smith; Nicholas Khoo (1 January 2013).
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The Art of State Persuasion: China's Strategic Use of Media in Interstate Disputes
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Maritime boundary along the Vietnamese coast between the PRC, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
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Policy Report: U.S. Policy Towards the Disputes in the South China Sea Since 1995
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The Evolutionary Interpretation of Treaties, Eirik Bjorgee, Oxford, p. 142 (2014)
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Although Indonesia is not part of claims in the South China Sea dispute, after
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control of eight islands, Malaysia with 5, the PRC with 5, and the ROC with 1.
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On 28 August 2023, China's Ministry of Natural Resources published a map with
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India has abiding interest in stability of disputed region of South China Sea
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On 17 September 2020, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom issued a joint
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by removing two of its dashes in the Gulf of Tonkin amidst warming ties with
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claims of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
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China's actions in the South China Sea have been criticized as part of its "
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In 2017, two Vietnamese fishermen died from gunshot wounds from a pursuing
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is also an issue, as the ongoing disputes present challenges for shipping.
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For decades, the Philippines and Vietnam were the most active in building
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claim of "traditional fishing grounds" was not recognised under the 1982
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Regional reactions to China's maritime activities in the South China Sea
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of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal, beginning the
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Where in the World is the Philippines?: Debating Its National Territory
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Obama and China´s Rise: An Insider´s Account of America´s Asia Strategy
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On 22 December 2020, the PRC claimed that the guided missile destroyer
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One observer, a visiting assistant professor of international law at
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between the Philippine Navy and the Chinese Coast Guard. forcing the
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Guarascio, Francesco; Vu, Khanh; Nguyen, Phuong (12 December 2023).
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On 8 May 2019, Vietnam's ambassador to Malaysia was summoned to the
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Map of various countries' presence in the Spratly Islands as of 2015
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Great Powers, Grand Strategies: The New Game in the South China Sea
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Award of July 12, 2016, South China Sea Arbitration, p. 253 and 474
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Dolven, Ben; Campbell, Caitlin; O'Rourke, Ronald (21 August 2023).
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to stop drilling in the disputed area. A joint-venture of Japanese
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built a harbor and wharf on Wood Island (in the Paracels) in 1971.
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The Law of the Sea and Northeast Asia: A Challenge for Cooperation
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thumb|220px|Map of the Philippines showing the location of Palawan
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science Department
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Chinese objection to Indian military presence and oil exploration
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deposits; however, the estimates are highly varied. The Chinese
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accused China of "provocative action of militarizing the area".
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began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the
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A local fishery association said the murderers were Philippine.
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In 1909 the Chinese reacted to Japanese interest in exploiting
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having forged a similar mechanism in 1992, while Malaysia and
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spokeswoman stated the country's commitment "to resolving the
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Following the clashes, on 23 June 2016, Indonesian President
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agreement, also called DOC, from 2002, between China and the
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took control of them. Historical accounts note that at least
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navigated within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed land in the
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East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration
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The doctrine of intertemporal law was established after the
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Salaverria, Leila B.; Calleja, Niña P. (17 February 2016).
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Japan's next move, New Zealand Herald, 19 May 1939, Page 10
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recognizing the PCA ruling and challenging China's claims.
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between the PRC, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, and Taiwan.
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is the "Track Two" forum for dialogue on security issues.
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Island Disputes and Maritime Regime Building in East Asia
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operations ("FONOPs"), including in the South China Sea.
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Philippine Island Territories in the West Philippine Sea
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Return of the Dragon: Rising China and Regional Security
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Hisyam Luthfiana; Melinda Kusuma Ningrum (17 May 2023).
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Muhammad Idris; Bambang Priyo Jatmiko (6 January 2020).
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Stirring up the South China Sea (Ii): Regional Responses
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planned to start drilling in the disputed area in 2021.
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China's Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order
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Bonnet, F.X. (2004). "The Spratlys: a past revisited".
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Islands, reefs, banks and shoals in the South China Sea
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Territorial disputes of the People's Republic of China
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passed resolution 524, initially sponsored by Senator
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corvettes were sent to the area with support from the
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and overflight and unimpeded lawful commerce in these
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other great powers have repeatedly done for decades."
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Maritime boundary, land territory, and the islands of
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involve conflicting island and maritime claims in the
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No. 143 China: Maritime Claims in the South China Sea
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum
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Aegean Review of the Law of the Sea and Maritime Law
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Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
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Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
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