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The Dispute Between China And China Essay

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Introduction:
Wars and disputes are tales as old as time. Wars could stem from a simple issue such as person A having something person B wants and is willing and able to take it. On the other hand, wars and disputes can be as complicated as a sense of justice for a crime like the assassination of an important political figure that originally only involved Europe and later on, the rest of the world. Recently, there has been dispute over a body of water: The South China Sea (SCS). China and many other countries have been in a disagreement over who governs over the body of water. The South China Sea is located at the heart of many different countries such as China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines to name a few. This paper will stem from the prominent disagreement over the sovereignty of the SCS between the Philippines and China and how it has affected the relationship between these countries as well as other parts of the world.
Overview:
The dispute between China and the Philippines started on the January 2013 when the Philippines submitted for arbitration and filed against the People’s Republic of China. This arbitration claims violations of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) due to the failed negotiations over territorial claims in the SCS. In July 2016, an arbitral tribunal was established under the UNCLOS that ruled against China’s maritime claims, however it is not enforceable. China; however does not acknowledge the tribunal nor

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