Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgements x
5. Maps and Graph xiii
6. List of Acronyms xv
7. Introduction: Evaluating China’s Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea xvii
8. 1. The Early History of the South China Sea Disputes 1
9. 2. China’s Maritime Territorial Disputes with Vietnam 31
10. 3. China’s Spratly-KIG Maritime Dispute with the Philippines 54
11. 4. China’s Continental Shelf Dispute with Malaysia 75
12. 5. China’s Energy Resources Dispute with Brunei 85
13. 6. China’s Natuna Island Fishing Dispute with Indonesia 93
14. 7. China’s Sovereignty Disputes with Taiwan 105
15. 8. The United States as the South China Sea Maritime Arbiter 127
16. Conclusions: China’s Contemporary and Future Maritime Strategy in the SCS 161
17. Appendix A: Timeline 195
18. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
19. Document 1: Sino-French Tonkin Treaty, 26 June 1887 209
20. Document 2: Cairo Declaration, 1 December 1943 213
21. Document 3: Potsdam Proclamation, 26 July 1945 214
22. Document 4: Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 216
23. Document 5: Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan, 28 April 1952 218
24. Document 6: U.S.-ROC Mutual Defense Treaty, 2 December 1954 (ratified 1955) 222
25. Document 7: Formosa Resolution, 1955 225
26. Document 8: Declaration on China’s Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958 227
27. Document 9: Prime Minister Pham Van Dong’s Letter, 14 September 1958 229
28. Document 10: Shanghai Communiqué, 28 February 1972 230
29. Document 11: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America, 16 December 1978 235
30. Document 12: Taiwan Relations Act, 10 April 1979 236
31. Document 13: Joint Communiqué on the Question of Arms Sales to Taiwan, 17 August 1982 248
32. Document 14: Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992 250
33. Document 15: 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea, 22 July 1992 255
34. Document 16: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, PART V, Exclusive Economic Zone, in force since 14 November 1994 257
35. Document 17: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People’s Republic of China, 21 March 1996 271
36. Document 18: Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the PRC, 26 June 1998 274
37. Document 19: 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002 278
38. Document 20: Anti-Secession Law adopted by NPC, 14 March 2005 281
39. Document 21: Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 29 June 2010 284
40. Document 22: In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration, 12 July 2016 292
41. Selected Bibliography 301
42. Index 312