Who Owns the South China Sea? Key Dispute Insights 🌊

The main events and escalations of the South China Sea dispute, told from the perspectives of the main regional actors.

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0:00 Introduction
1:18 WWII
4:21 The Historical Claims from China & Vietnam
7:16 Free Territory of Freedomland
10:03 The Discovery of Oil
11:05 The Vietnam War
11:39 Escalation: China - South Vietnam
12:28 Escalation: South Vietnam - the Philippines
13:30 Escalation: North Vietnam - South Vietnam
15:12 Malaysia and Brunei
15:57 UNCLOS
17:08 China's Claim, explained
19:24 Escalation: China - Vietnam
22:10 1990s
23:04 2000s
23:47 2011
26:56 The United States
28:14 Escalation: China - The Philippines
30:05 Escalation: China - Vietnam
31:19 China's Artificial Islands
35:15 Escalation: United States - China
36:20 Escalation: United States - China
37:36 The Dispute Today

FULL TRANSCRIPT + SOURCES:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-vcR71DTEYY87v3xZKdPJUm2jwjfRGht/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116393133462297140352&rtpof=true&sd=true

FURTHER READING:
The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationship Brad Lendon (CNN):
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/29/asia/vietnam-china-paracel-islands-intl-hnk/index.html

China 's Claim of Sovereignty over Spratly and Paracel Islands: A Historical and Legal Perspective (School of Law: Case Western Reserve University):
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://en.wikipedia.org/&httpsredir=1&article=1644&context=jil

Understanding the South China Sea Dispute (China US Focus):
https://www.chinausfocus.com/south-china-sea/

https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=mTYKbYSsA4kC&pg=PA63&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

China Island Tracker (ASIA MARITIME TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE):
https://amti.csis.org/island-tracker/china/

China’s Maritime Disputes (Council on Foreign Relations):
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/chinas-maritime-disputes

BOOKS:
Asian Waters:
https://www.amazon.com/Asian-Waters-Struggle-Strategy-Expansion/dp/1419742434

In the Dragon's Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century:
https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Shadow-Southeast-Chinese-Century/dp/0300234031

https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=CNVf9R_L5FAC&pg=PA9&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=rfu-hR8msh4C&pg=PA180&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false

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