South China Sea Territorial Issues and Comparison of Cross-Strait Policy of South China Sea

• Main Authors: CHEN,CHONG-DE, 陳崇德
• Other Authors: YU,YI-HUEI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73526491559466967092

碩士 === 銘傳大學 === 社會與安全管理學系兩岸關係與安全管理碩士在職專班 === 104 === South China Sea Islands, found in the Han-Tang Dynasty, is the place which fishermen seek a livelihood and shelter. However through dynasty change, China starts to bring it into domain, set provinces and send troops. Hence, it implies that people lived in South China Sea Islands from the past. After the WWII, Japan returned the occupied land to ROC (including the South China Sea Islands), leading ROC and PRC considering that each owned its sovereignty. Meanwhile, ROC’s Ministry of Interior mapped the 11-fraction line in 1947, claiming that it owned the territory, and the U-shaped line; Mainland China changed from 11-fraction line to 9-fraction line in 1953, which makes the issue of the South China Sea Islands’ sovereignty became complicated. In fact, the reason why countries near the South China Sea Islands (ROC, PRC, Philippines, and so forth) have so many conflicts on the issue is due to the fact that United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea just regulates the territory, but it does not define the marine space ownership, so nowadays problems appear constantly. Another reason is that there are abundant seafood supplies in the region, and also by broadening its own territory, countries can get various kinds of natural resources (fuel, gas, and so forth). Therefore, each of countries quotes the International Law to announce arbitration on Permanent Court of Arbitration, expecting itself to gain the actual sovereignty of the South China Sea Islands. Besides, our government should reinforce the sovereignty of South China Sea, increase it's visibility on the international and legislate for territorial sea. At the same time, we need to submit our best decision and insist our claims on U-Shaped Line, which is the most important mission of our government.