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Mind Map for UPSC Exam (South China Sea Dispute)
Mind Map for UPSC Exam (South China Sea Dispute)
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South China Sea dispute
Tribunal verdict
- Case was brought before Hague tribunal under UNCLOS by Philippines
- China’s claims to historic rights, or other sovereign rights or jurisdiction, with respect to the maritime areas of the South China Sea encompassed by the relevant part of the ‘nine-dash line’ are contrary to the Convention
- China has in the course of construction over South China Sea has aggravated and extended the disputes between the Parties
- Both Parties are obliged to comply with the Convention
International Interest
- The area is also one of the busiest shipping routes in the world.
- more than half the tonnage of oil transported by sea passes through the South China Sea
- The United States itself has not signed UNCLOS, but has accepted all but Part XI as customary international law.
- South China Sea free to access is in the US's economic and geopolitical interests.
Geography
- South China Sea may contain 17.7 billion tons of crude oil
- The nine-dash line area claimed by China overlaps the exclusive economic zone claims of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
- The nine-dotted line was originally an "eleven-dotted-line," first indicated by the then Kuomintang government of the Republic of China in 1947.
- other features of the South China Sea, including the Spratly and Paracel islands
- The disputes include the islands, reefs, banks
Countries Stand
China
- It wants largest portion of South China Sea under nine dash line
- It claims historical evidence to further its claim
Taiwan
- It also cites nine dash line for its claim over South China Sea
Vietnam
- It says it rules Paracels and Spartlys since 17th century
Philippines
- Geographical proximity is main basis for their claim
Malaysia
- It claims that area falls under its EEZ
Indonesia
- Indonesia has repeatedly asserted its position as a non-claimant state in the South China Sea dispute, and often positioned itself as a "honest broker".