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Title:Why is the South China Sea
contentious?
- South China Sea has been the eye
Why is the South China Sea contentious? of Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan,
Malaysia and Brunei . Many of
countries has been competing on
that sea because it is rich in
minerals and natural resources
that made the countries rivals.

- Because the island  Paracels and

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What is the argument about?
What is the argument about?
the Spratlys are both fledged
islands, there are dozens of rocky
outcrops, atolls, sandbanks and
reefs, such as the Scarborough
Shoal. They want to claim the
island and make it as their

Why are they worth arguing over? Because of competing territory between
Why are they worth arguing over? the countries is worth to arguing of. It’s
important to know who has the rights to
claim the island and if it is really proven
that they really the one who owns it.
Who claims what?
What are the recent flashpoints?
Have they tried to reach a resolution?
Who claims what?
What are the recent flashpoints?
Have they tried to reach a resolution?
China claims that they are the one who
really owns the island because of their
947 issued map says that it is their own
territory and also defined by the "nine-
dash line" which stretches hundreds of
miles south and east that makes it the
southerly province of Hainan
The feud between China and Philippines
about Scarborough Shoal still going on
since 2014.
To solve the dispute China negotiate with
ASEAN, but still the vote is divided over
how to resolve the territorial problem.
In July 2016, the tribunal backed the
Philippines' case, that they want to fight
for their rights because they’re the one
who really owns it and also saying China
had violated the Philippines' sovereign
rights.
Keywords Question Answer
freedom of navigation What is Freedom of Navigation ? is a principle of customary international
law that ships flying the flag of any
sovereign state shall not suffer
interference from other states, apart from
the exceptions provided for in
international law.

Paracels and the Why do China Claims that they owned the South China Sea dispute is the “nine-
Spratly Paracels and the dash line”, Beijing’s claim that encircles
Spratlys ? as much as 90 per cent of the contested
waters is their territory.

nine-dash line How can nine-dash line can prove China

that they own the territory? The Philippines is contesting the claims
at the ASEAN,UN. The Philippines also
Who is contesing the Scarborough Shoal? asked the tribunal to classify and dig
Scarborough Shoal more about dispute Scarborough Shoal

It is a dispute over territory and

What said in the picture? sovereignty over ocean areas, and the
Picture: Paracels and the Spratlys - two island
The Paracles and the Spratyls are chains claimed in whole..
two island chains claimed
 Pangalan: Medallo, Sheya Paksa: Petsa: 10-Coelho

Baitang at Pangkat:

Scarborough Shoal is a disputed territory claimed by China

 Why Scarborough Shoal is and Philippines
in Dispute? The claim of the Philippine's is the legal basis assertion is
based on the international law on acquisition of
sovereignty. Still China claims they own the Scarborough
 China Violating the
Shoal because of their nine-dash line basis.
Philippines Sovereign
Rights China prefers bilateral negotiation but other neighbor
countries argued that China's relative size and clout give it
 ASEAN making a choice
an unfair advantage .
 Basis of China and
other countries who’s part of the ASEAN is also divided on
Philippines to claim the
how resolve the dispute.
Territory
BUOD: Sa aming artikulo ay nakita ang pagaagawan ng bansang China at Philippines sa teritoryo ng Scarborough Shoal o Paracels
and the Spratyles. Ipinakita ng dalawang bansa ang kanilang basehan na pagmamayari nila ang nasabing teritoryo. Dito rin
ipinakita ang paglabag ng China sa soberanya ng Pilipinas at ang ginawang pagboto ng ASEAN sa naturang kaso sa
pagaagawan ng teritoryo