A year ago China issued a map of the South China sea which it call the 9 Dash. The u-shaped boundary encompasses 90% of the sea and includes territories claimed by 4 other nations. China has demanded direct negotiations between the two nations the Philippines for its part filed a claim under the International Law of the Sea treaty with the United Nations.
The nine-dotted line, U-shape line, or nine-dash map (Chinese: 南海九段线; pinyin: nánhǎi jiǔduàn xiàn; literally: "Nine-segment line of the South China Sea"; Vietnamese: Đường lưỡi bò; literally: "cow's tongue line") refers to the demarcation line used by the governments of both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) for their island claims of part of the South China Sea. The contested area includes the Paracel Islands, occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam; and the Spratly Islands, disputed by the Philippines, China, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, who each claim either part or all the islands, which are believed to sit on vast mineral resources, including oil.[1] The first widely recognized map to show a U-shaped eleven-dotted line was published in the then Republic of China on 1 December 1947.[2] Two of the dots in the Gulf of Tonkin were later removed at the behest of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, reducing the total to nine.[3]
The nine-dotted line claim marked Indonesia's entry into the South China Sea dispute. Prior to the claim, Indonesia acted as a mediator between China and the members of ASEAN. The claim for the first time included Indonesia's exclusive economic zone to the north of Natuna Island as PRC territory. This claim was followed by PRC Navy patrols and a Chinese fisherman fleet presence in the area. In a March 26, 2013 incident, an Indonesian naval patrol was forced by PRC Navy ships to release Chinese fisherman who had been detained violating the Indonesian EEZ.[4] The incident resulted in the development of an Indonesian military base on Natuna island, which hosts a squadron of Apache AH-64D attack helicopters purchased from the US
China on Sunday again rejected an attempt by the Philippines to challenge its vast territorial claims over the South China Sea through international arbitration, a week before a deadline for Beijing to respond to the case.
China prefers to settle its disputes in discussions with the countries directly involved. But the Philippines has filed a case with a tribunal operating under the U.N. Convention of the Law of the Sea, which provides a regulatory framework for the use of the world's seas and oceans.Xu Hong, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Department of Treaty and Law, said the Philippines was "obstinately pushing forward arbitration procedures" and urged it to negotiate with Beijing instead. He told reporters that China was committed to rejecting and not participating in the arbitration proceedings.
The nine-dotted line, U-shape line, or nine-dash map (Chinese: 南海九段线; pinyin: nánhǎi jiǔduàn xiàn; literally: "Nine-segment line of the South China Sea"; Vietnamese: Đường lưỡi bò; literally: "cow's tongue line") refers to the demarcation line used by the governments of both the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) for their island claims of part of the South China Sea. The contested area includes the Paracel Islands, occupied by China but claimed by Vietnam; and the Spratly Islands, disputed by the Philippines, China, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam, who each claim either part or all the islands, which are believed to sit on vast mineral resources, including oil.[1] The first widely recognized map to show a U-shaped eleven-dotted line was published in the then Republic of China on 1 December 1947.[2] Two of the dots in the Gulf of Tonkin were later removed at the behest of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, reducing the total to nine.[3]
The nine-dotted line claim marked Indonesia's entry into the South China Sea dispute. Prior to the claim, Indonesia acted as a mediator between China and the members of ASEAN. The claim for the first time included Indonesia's exclusive economic zone to the north of Natuna Island as PRC territory. This claim was followed by PRC Navy patrols and a Chinese fisherman fleet presence in the area. In a March 26, 2013 incident, an Indonesian naval patrol was forced by PRC Navy ships to release Chinese fisherman who had been detained violating the Indonesian EEZ.[4] The incident resulted in the development of an Indonesian military base on Natuna island, which hosts a squadron of Apache AH-64D attack helicopters purchased from the US
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