South China Sea Timeline
China’s Nine-Dash Line
Competing Claims
Oil and Gas
Oil Trade
Natural Gas Trade
Trade Routes
Spratly Islands Disputes
Mischief Reef Chinese “Naval Base”
Philippine Claim to the Second Thomas Shoal
Paracel Island Disputes and Chinese Oil Rig 2014
Air Defense Identification Zones
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 12 mile limit from a nation’s coast: legal jurisdiction for the nation 200 miles form a nation’s coast Exclusive economic rights for the nation Dispute resolution mechanism Direct talks between the parties. If they fail: submission of the dispute to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea adjudication by the International Court of Justice submission to binding international arbitration procedures submission to special arbitration tribunals with expertise in specific types of disputes. All of these procedures involve binding third-party settlement Exceptions for cases involving national sovereignty. Parties submit their dispute to a conciliation commission; results are non-binding.
Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
Dokdo/Takeshima Islands
What’s happening in the South China Sea? Realism Idealism Constructivism
Realism The rise of China Oil and gas Control of sea lanes
The Future?
Balancing Behavior
Alliances? China North Korea US Japan South Korea Philippines Vietnam US Report on PRC Military North Korea US Japan South Korea Philippines Vietnam Malaysia Brunei Indonesia Taiwan**
China has a long way to go
Idealism UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Code of Conduct (2002) APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
Constructivism Chinese History The Middle Kingdom Undisputed ruler of East Asia Return to China’s rightful place in the world It’s called the South China Sea for a reason