South China Sea Timeline Timeline South China Sea Timeline
Timeline
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Chinas Nine-Dash Line
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Competing Claims
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Oil and Gas
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Oil Trade
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Natural Gas Trade
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Trade Routes
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Spratly Islands Disputes
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Mischief Reef Chinese Naval Base 1990s2010s
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Philippine Claim to the Second Thomas Shoal
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Paracel Island Disputes and Chinese Oil Rig 2014
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Air Defense Identification Zones
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UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 12 mile limit from a nations
coast: legal jurisdiction for the nation 200 miles form a nations
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.
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Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
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Dokdo/Takeshima Islands
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Whats happening in the South China Sea? Realism Idealism
Constructivism
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Realism The rise of China Oil and gas Control of sea lanes
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The Future?
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Balancing Behavior
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Alliances? China US Report on PRC MilitaryUS Report on PRC
Military North Korea US Japan South Korea Philippines Vietnam
Malaysia Brunei Indonesia Taiwan**
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China has a long way to go
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Idealism UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982 ASEAN (Association
of South East Asian Nations)ASEAN ASEAN Regional Forum ASEAN Code
of Conduct (2002)ASEAN Code of Conduct APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation)APEC
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Constructivism Chinese History The Middle Kingdom Undisputed
ruler of East Asia Return to Chinas rightful place in the world Its
called the South China Sea for a reason
