Description The South China Sea is located in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the countries of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. The Sea covers a 1.4 million square mile area and it “encompasses several hundred small islands, reefs, and atolls that are almost all uninhabited and uninhabitable” (Bader, 2014). In 1947, the Chinese created the nine-dash line (Beech, 2016). The nine-dash line was drawn to show that China claims almost the entire South China Sea. The nine-dash
The South China Sea channels a third of the world’s shipping and is rich with fisheries, oil and gas deposits. It is also one of the most disputed areas in Southeast Asia and there have been scuffles between countries in recent years. Seven sovereign states, namely Brunei, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam, have been contending over territory within the region of the South China Sea for centuries. Examples of these territorial clashes include claims in the maritime boundary
over? Similar to the Sea of Okhotsk in the Soviet Union the South China Sea is required as a buffer defense against land destruction of China and provides them with a space which they can test nuclear submarines and maintain nuclear capabilities. Also many of the areas of the sea are resource rich and valuable to control. Who is the current authority over nautical land claims? United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Who claims what as their territory? China has laid claim to an
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES UNDER VIEW OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Introduction The features in the South China Sea (‘SCS’) have become the root of tensions and conflicts in the region for years. Generally, that is the dispute on territory and sovereignty over ocean in whole or in part by countries in region. The case has dominated headlines for more than four decades not only because it complicatedly involves ‘multiple claimants contend over issues of sovereignty’ but also because it raises awareness
In the Western Pacific, the South China Sea is a global crossroads that holds strategic importance for many nations world wide. The South China Sea stretches from the Taiwan and Luzon Straits in the north to Indonesia and the Strait of Malacca in the south with Vietnam on the west and the Philippines and Borneo on the east. In total size, the South China Sea surpasses the Mediterranean Sea. However, unlike this Near-Eastern comparator, territorial disputes and conflicting claims threaten the movement
This South China Sea dispute has been described as “mother of all territorial disputes” (Baviera 2004: 505). In the post cold-war era, it is ex Background to the South China Sea Dispute. For centuries, countries have quarrelled over territory in the South China Sea, but the area has recently seen resurgence in tensions. This upsurge has caused international concern that the area is becoming a tinderbox with potential global consequences. The argument is regarding territory and sovereignty over
considered as the most intriguing property of the country. It is said to be claim to the Philippines but China also claims it as theirs. Scarborough shoal is located at the west of Zambales, Mindanao. China refers to it as the Huangyan Island while Philippines called it Panatag Shoal. It is said to be a very reliable sources of fossil fuel and many important minerals to the conflict between China and Philippines. The conflict mainly focuses on which country should be claiming the island. Many evidences
there has been an escalation of rivalry India and China and their role in the Indian Ocean Region. As two major emerging economies, they are faced with a security dilemma as they continue to grow economically and influentially to the surrounding states. As this process progresses the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) becomes to be one of the central security concerns. The idea that whoever controls the sea, controls the region is forcing India and China to become competitive with each other in order to secure
The Philippines is located in Southeastern Asia, closest to Taiwan to the north and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south. The country is an island chain between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea that is east of Vietnam; it is made up of 7,107 islands (Steinberg, 1994). In the past, the Filipinos have acknowledged two religions – Islam and Christianity. Islam was first introduced to them soon after the growth of Arab commercial schemes in Southeast Asia in the fourteenth century (Forbes-Lindsay
abolish drugs at any cost, at the same time breaking ties with the US while strengthening relations with China. Rodrigo Duterte, who served seven terms as the mayor of a town called Davao City, had some success in reducing crime in what was previously known as the murder capital of the Philippines. Since the Philippines is in a prime location for trade, neighboring countries such as Japan, China, and Korea have used this
By doing what he feels is morally right and his duty, the CO is trying to save lives on the oil rig. There are many repercussions in taking this action including putting the crew and ship in danger, and starting an international incident with China. The Chinese could take this as aggressive actions and call in air support or declare an act of war against the US. The CO didn’t get authorization to conduct the rescue from his command. The ship could be damaged, the crew killed, and the CO could
Neo-China Politics China is interested in modernizing itself while at the same time maintaining security' is the only general statement that can be made about China's foreign policy. To achieve these two ends, China is willing to ignore conflicts that do not substantially affect its development or security. Economic organizations are welcomed because they facilitate economic development but security multilateralism is employed only where feasible, resulting in most security concerns solved bilaterally
abolish drugs at any cost, at the same time breaking ties with the US while strengthening relations with China. Rodrigo Duterte, who served seven terms as the mayor of a town called Davao City, had some success in reducing crime in what was previously known as the murder capital of the Philippines. Since the Philippines is in a prime location for trade, neighboring countries such as Japan, China, and Korea have used this area for drug trafficking. Three of
She was born in the Marinette Marine Company yard in Wisconsin when her plates were cut. She was one of sixty five ordered for the United States Navy. Her War service life began in 1965 when designated for landing duties as an ATC, armored troop carrier, in Vietnam. As with most of the sixty five built she would be abused, and at times miss-handled, in the hands of others during her service. Although but just one of the many thousands of insignificant landing craft ever built she would instill an
but that does not over-ride the sometimes-barbaric notions of its citizens. Piracy was rampant in the Eighteenth Century reaching its peak in 1724 when trade almost came to a complete stop due to the constant threat of encountering pirates while at sea. The property-seeking vagabonds would hijack a ship, take what they wanted and either leave the crew to their own means in a damaged vessel or alternatively, enslave them and possibly use them for bartering later. Adam Smith when writing, An Inquiry
harmony with its simplistic beauty. Boracay is a breath-taking, unbelievably magical Island. A spectacular paradise set in the unspoiled South China Seas. Boracay Island is a paradise indeed. The beach is amazing with its white sand, it is wide and stretched on for kilometers. The northern and southern parts of the island rise into picturesque hills that face the sea with weather worn cliffs. The Island has numerous scattered villages interconnected by a maze of intriguing jungle trails. Boracay
o Hong Kong and Malaysia are different in many ways. o Hong Kong is a major city, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in eastern Asia, on the southeast coast of China. As a city it has no capital. o On the other hand, Malaysia is a country. Its capital city is Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. o It has 2 distinct parts: o West or Peninsular Malaysia AND o East Malaysia Slide 3 - Physical Environment - Area and Topography o
industrial pace. The China of today is nearly indistinguishable from the China just a generation ago. Where the country primary source of income was split between agriculture and a fragile military industrial complex, now the dynamic has completely shifted as industrial manufacturing coupled with a capable financial sector have catapulted their economy to be, by some measures, in excess of the U.S. gross domestic product. Most economic and political forecasters seriously expect to see China become the direct
For the past twenty-five years, China has witnessed an overall increase in its domestic growth (Fischler 148). According to the article, “The Rise of China as a Global Power,” by Dr. Rosita Dellios, China “is the world's fourth largest trading nation, rising from 32nd in 1978 to 10th in 1997.” Similarly, China’s GDP is also second to the United States of America, generating 13 percent of the world’s output (Dellios). Since China’s introduction into the World Trade Organization in December 2001, its
China: Threat or Friend? If you input “China’s GDP” by using a Google search, the first result jumps into your eyes should be a chart presented by World Bank, which indicates how dramatically the economy has grown in China from 0.10 trillion dollars in the year 1960 to 5.93 trillion in 2010. As Professor Stephen S. Roach wrote in his article ‘10 reasons why China is different’, China’s economy has made a break-through indeed due to its tremendous changes and unremitting efforts among: “strategy