South China sea dispute taking another direction| us and china
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Why is the South China Sea important to China?
The sea carries tremendous strategic importance; one-third of the world's shipping passes through it, carrying over $3 trillion in trade each year, it contains lucrative fisheries, which are crucial for the food security of millions in Southeast Asia. Huge oil and gas reserves are believed to lie beneath its seabed.
Does China own the South China Sea?
"China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea and the island. China's stand is based on historical facts and international law. China's sovereign rights and positions are formed in the course of history and this position has been held by Chinese Government for long.
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 square kilometres.
80 percent of China's energy imports and 39.5 percent of China's total trade passes through the South China Sea. The disputes include the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and various boundaries in the Gulf of Tonkin.
In 2009, in a diplomatic note to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, China attached the dashed-line map and claimed that it had “indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and the adjacent waters, and enjoys sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the relevant waters
claimers: south china sea Brunei ,China, south china sea Indonesia ,south china sea Malaysia ,south china sea Philippines ,south china sea Singapore, south china seaTaiwan ,Vietnam
#southchinaseadispute
#malaysiasouthchinasea
#southchinaseanews
#southchinaseavietnam
#southchinaseaislands
#southchinasealocation
#eastchinasea
Why is the South China Sea important to China?
The sea carries tremendous strategic importance; one-third of the world's shipping passes through it, carrying over $3 trillion in trade each year, it contains lucrative fisheries, which are crucial for the food security of millions in Southeast Asia. Huge oil and gas reserves are believed to lie beneath its seabed.
Does China own the South China Sea?
"China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea and the island. China's stand is based on historical facts and international law. China's sovereign rights and positions are formed in the course of history and this position has been held by Chinese Government for long.
The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Karimata and Malacca straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 square kilometres.
80 percent of China's energy imports and 39.5 percent of China's total trade passes through the South China Sea. The disputes include the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and various boundaries in the Gulf of Tonkin.
In 2009, in a diplomatic note to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, China attached the dashed-line map and claimed that it had “indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and the adjacent waters, and enjoys sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the relevant waters
claimers: south china sea Brunei ,China, south china sea Indonesia ,south china sea Malaysia ,south china sea Philippines ,south china sea Singapore, south china seaTaiwan ,Vietnam
#southchinaseadispute
#malaysiasouthchinasea
#southchinaseanews
#southchinaseavietnam
#southchinaseaislands
#southchinasealocation
#eastchinasea