1. South china Sea Disputes
A scorned lover’s revenge

2. The Map
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3. Exclusive economic zones

4. Spratly Islands
100 smalls islands and reefs - 45 are occupied by China, Malaysia, Vietnam or the Philippines.
All of the islands are claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, while parts of them are claimed by the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei.
Fishing resources as well as oil and natural gas
Strategic shipping lanes

6. Paracel Islands Claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan, and China
Has been under Chinese control since 1974
China set up an oil platform that escalated tensions
Clashes between Chinese military and Vietnamese fishing boats
Surveillance planes and armed surveillance boats
Massive protests in Vietnam – 50 billion trade dollars at stake

8. Scarborough Shoal China and the Philippines have claims
Uninhabited island
Rich in fishing resources
Oil, natural gas, mineral resources
Escalates domestic tensions and increases nationalism

9. Natuna Islands
Indonesia claims island – starting to build a navy base there
Malaysia involved somehow?
China illegally fishes and searches for mineral deposits

11. The Great Wall of Sand
China is building islands to increase economic claims
Lots of military build up including air and naval forces