The_South_China_Sea_Dispute终The_South_China_Sea_Dispute终.ppt

The South China SeaDispute Philippine name:?Panatag Shoal（帕纳塔格礁”） It was located between the?Macclesfield Bank（马格斯菲特海岸）?and?Luzon Island(吕宋岛)?of the?Philippines?in the?South China Sea. Manila Trench separates the shoal from the Philippine archipelago. But now the most noticeable one is the dispute of Huangyan Island between China and Philippines Chinas policy Shelving the disputes,seeking joint exploitation is China‘s consistent policy. It was first proposed by Deng Xiaoping in 1984 when he met with the delegates from America.Then the policy remains to be the primary policy to deal with the territory issue to creat a peaceful envrionment for Chinas rejuvenation. Significance of South China Sea natural resources:crude oil(23billion--30 billion,12% of the aggregate of the world),fertile fish and gas（8270billion cubic meters). strategic location:a extremly important passage to West Asia,Europe and Africa. Resources Current Situation China only controls 7 reefs,while Vietnam control 29 in the South China Sea.Vietnam controls the western part,Pilippines the north-east part and Malaysia the south--east part. China has no substantive oil exploitation programs while Vitnam has more than 30.Eg,Baihu Oilfield has exploited 200million tons of oil,whose value amounts to $25 billion which ought to be in the pocket of China. * Jessica Snow Rainy Charlene The?Spratly?（南沙）and?Paracel（西沙）archipelago（群岛） are two groups of uninhabited islands located within the?South China Sea subject to a complex territorial dispute involving the surrounding countries. include acquiring fishing areas around the two archipelagos, the exploitation of?crude oil?and?natural gas beneath the Spratly Islands, and the strategic control of a core position. also involve the territorial waters of the various countries within the region. The?nine-dotted line?drawn by China which marks its claim covers around three-fourths of the total area of the South China Sea. The disputes in the South C