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It is a territorial dispute as it is a disagreement over the possession or control of land between two or more political entities, in this case between Brunei, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam.

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1. The Sea is one of the primary routes for international trade, and many claimants believe that the Sea hides oil reserves and lots fishing stocks.

2. At the end of World War II, no claimant occupied a single island in the entire South China Sea.  Then, in 1946, China established itself on a few features in the Spratlys, and in early 1947, it also snapped up Woody Island.

3. After suffering their cataclysmic defeat at the hands of Mao’s Communists, Chiang Kai-shek’s forces retreated to Taiwan and abandoned their stations in the South China Sea.

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4. As early as the 1970s, countries began to claim islands and various zones in the South China Sea, such as the Spratly Islands, which possess rich natural resources and fishing areas.
5. The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in 2002. seemed to keep conflict at bay. Over the next half decade, Beijing launched a charm offensive across Southeast Asia, and the claimants refrained from provoking each other by occupying additional features.

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1. The United States has challenged China’s assertive territorial claims and land reclamation efforts by conducting FONOPs and bolstering support for Southeast Asian partners.

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2. Japan has sold military ships and equipment to the Philippines and Vietnam in order to improve their maritime security capacity and to deter Chinese aggression.

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3. Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. demanded Chinese ships leave waters in the South China Sea that are claimed by the Philippines, escalating a long-standing territorial dispute

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4. A U.S. warship sailed by the Chinese-controlled Parcel Islands in the South China Sea in the Biden administration’s first freedom of navigation operation. China dispatched naval and air units to warn the ship away

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5. China exercised sovereignty over the Spratlys going back to the Yuan Dynasty starting with an official survey of Chinese territories, this was recognized by the international community including the US.

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6. On June 8 2018, Japan and China establish a hotline to prevent accidents at sea and in the air. The two countries also agree to hold regular meetings between defense official

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7. Tensions peaked in April 2020 when a Chinese ship entered Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone. Vietnam lodges a formal complaint over China’s actions after a Chinese vessel rams and sinks a Vietnamese fishing boat near the Paracels.

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8. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warns he will send troops on a “suicide mission” if China continues to send ships near the Philippines-occupied Thitu Island in the Spratly chain.

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9. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a statement that most of China’s claims in the South China Sea are unlawful, China’s foreign ministry says its claims are valid and accuses the United States of “stirring up trouble.

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10. China has been largely ignoring Manila’s demands for a pullout, keeping dozens of vessels in Philippine waters, and Manila has responded by filing daily diplomatic protests with Beijing.

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We all agree that all the countries involved should approach to a peaceful solution, because many powerful countries need very little to do much damage.
1. The ocean limits should be distributed equally to all countries directly affected.
2. All countries should have access to free access of the territory equally, but not claiming it as "theirs"
3. Countries should get to an agreement where everyone uses the territory equally, and everyone benefits from it.
4. The United Nations should define how the territory will be distributed and which countries may use it, possible exporting fees and commercial regulations
5. No one should be able to claim the territory, although it is part of China, they should not be able to block commercial ships or any other way of transport

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