South.China.

Sea

The silent war

Nan Hai
South China Sea
 Pacific Ocean
 south of China,
 northwest of the Philippines,
 east of Cambodia and Vietnam.
 South China Sea is bordered by eight countries which are the
People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan,
Brunei, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore
 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13748349
 https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/this-is-not-a-drill-
5-facts-about-the-south-china-sea
Fast facts
 The South China Sea covers an area of 1,400,000 square
miles.
 The South China Sea is the main link between the Indian
Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, connecting the Middle East,
Europe, and East Asia with shipping lines.
 Roughly 30% of the coral reefs in the world are located in
the South China Sea.
 South China Sea includes,
 the Spratly Islands,
 the Paracel Islands,
 the Pratas Islands,
 the Macclesfield bank,
 Islands of Guangxi,
 Islands of Hainan,
 Hong Kong Island
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 The South China Sea links the Indian Ocean and the Pacific
Ocean
 Resultant
 East Asia, Middle East, and Europe
Claims

 China claims more than 80 per cent,

 Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and the
Spratly Islands
 The Philippines
 asserts ownership of the Spratly archipelago and the
Scarborough Shoal
 Brunei and Malaysia have claimed sovereignty over southern
parts of the sea and some of Spratly Islands.
facts
 According to estimates approximately 10% of the
commercially caught fish in the world are from the South
China Sea.
 $5TRILLION
 Total trade passing through the South China Sea in 2016
 40 PERCENT Percent of global liquefied natural gas trade
transited through the South China Sea in 2017
USA claims
 UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), should
have freedom of navigation through EEZ
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