The Territorial Dispute between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea: A Chinese Lawyer's Perspective

Junwu Pan Northwest University of Politics and Law, China.
Mail Box 101, Northwest University of Politics and Law, No.300 South Chang'an Road, Xi'an, 710063 P. R. China.
Corresponding Author: junwupan@yahoo.com
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Abstract
Although China and Vietnam are involved in both territorial and boundary disputes in the South China Sea, at present, managing the territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands is more significant than anything else. Analysis of the dispute based on international law, particularly on the ICJ case law, may help the two sides to manage their dispute in a new perspective and generate political willingness to negotiate the joint development area instead of the sovereignty over the islands. China's policy that the joint development area around the disputed islands is negotiable is quite a positive signal for peace in the South China Sea and provides a practical basis for new negotiations between China and Vietnam.

Keywords: South China Sea, Spratly Islands, Territorial Dispute, Joint Development, ICJ

The Full Text is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2012.5.1.08

Territorial Issues on the East China Sea: A Chinese Position

Hui Wu University of International Relations in China
University of International Relations, 12 Poshangcun, Haidian District, Bejing, China.
Dan Zhang
China Institute for Marine Affairs
China Institute for Marine Affairs, 1 Fuxingmenwai Ave., Beijing, China, 100860.
Corresponding Author: wuhuini@uir.cn
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Abstract
There are several issues of dispute between China and Japan regarding the East China Sea. Among these issues, the maritime delimitation issue, the territorial sovereignty dispute over the Diaoyu Islands (also known as Senkaku Islands in Japanese), the resource development issue, and the divergent perspectives on the legal status of the Oki-no-Tori Shima (called Chong Zhiniao Rock in Chinese) may be typical yet important ones. These issues are of different levels and categories, which need to be resolved through different ways.

Keywords : Maritime Delimitation, Territorial Disputes, Joint Development, Oki-no-Tori Shima

The Full Text is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2010.3.1.07