complicated problems among countries, as well as tensions in foreign policies. One of these conflicts is the dispute in South China Sea between China and six neighbor ASEAN countries. With the intervention of the United States, the issue turns to be more serious as it attracts a lot of concerns from international community. This research tries to find a clear way of understanding the South China Sea conflict, specifically about the effort of China and Vietnam to gain the control over the two groups of…

Netherlands Name: Michael Zuker and Max Myszkowski Committee: United Nations General Assembly Topic: Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea Background Following the cessation of the Cold War, a massive territorial dispute erupted over two island chains in the South China Sea (SCS), the Paracels and the Spratleys. Those nations disputing their rightful ownership include China, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, and Taiwan. The source of the conflict in this area stems from the geographical location…

This paper is aimed at analyzing the current South China Sea dispute with a focus on the claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands. According to the International Hydrographic Organization, the South China Sea is an area of about three and a half million square kilometers of water and encompasses the area from the Karimata and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan. The sea is semi-enclosed by Brunei, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillipines and Vietnam. The area receives 1/3rd of the world’s…

We must first ask ourselves what is the territorial dispute, that we have today and why is it important to understand this dispute and learn about it, as political analysts we must learn to look at the broader picture that is given to us, and take a look at all aspects before formulating a contingency plan to avoid any unnecessary military actions or starting a war. Referring to the map we see what China claims as their territory, we see the area defined by the dashed lines, which stretches…

The dispute over the South China Sea denotes the process of power rebalancing while China rising as a hegemony in East Asia. China craves for more resources and power and decides to effectuate that by controlling more maritime territory. This act impelled the United State to align with the Philippines to balance with China. In a realism world, U.S. has adequate reason to intervene for fear for China becoming too strong a power. Realism assumes that under a balance of power, the overriding aim…

The Dispute between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea The territorial and maritime disputes over the South China Sea (SCS) have been ongoing for decades. The disputes have been considered to be one the fiercest-contested in Asia. The South China Sea is an enclosed sea surrounded by several different states. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Taiwan, and Malaysia all surrounded the South China Sea. The main cause of tension in this dispute is because China claims to have “historical…

ABSTRACT Political and Social Apathy, there are two faces of apathy. The first considers apathy as a choice and participation in public life a consequence of one's affirmative use of freedom. The second face of apathy arises when citizens are led to believe that their personal needs are not part of the political agenda, resulting into political deprivation and the reaffirmation of the status quo. Philippines political and social life is marked by the second kind of apathy, which might also…

TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books, Malaysian's probably too, have not mentioned about the Philippines' stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand, the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since…

Amy Ly POL 122 30 November 2015 The Sino-Philippine South China Sea Conflict Introduction In addressing a long-time conflict, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled on 29 October 2015 that it will be holding hearings over a South China Sea territorial dispute filed by the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China. The South China Sea has been a region of large dispute over both unresolved island and maritime claims by the People’s Republic of China, Republic of China (Taiwan)…

Committee: 6th Legal Topic: South China Sea Disputre Country: Nigeria BACKGROUND The Southern China Sea dispute is essentially a contest between China and Vietnam, Philippine, Malaysia and several other Southeast Asian nations over territorial control in the South China Sea, which includes some of the most strategically important maritime territory on earth. China claimed the sovereignty of territory by far the largest portion of territory - an area defined by the "nine-dash line" which stretches…