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Machine generated contents note: 1. Early History of the South China Sea Disputes -- 2. China's Maritime Territorial Disputes with Vietnam -- 3. China's Spratly-KIG Maritime Dispute with the Philippines -- 4. China's Continental Shelf Dispute with Malaysia -- 5. China's Energy Resources Dispute with Brunei -- 6. China's Natuna Island Fishing Dispute with Indonesia -- 7. China's Sovereignty Disputes with Taiwan -- 8. United States as the South China Sea Maritime Arbiter -- Conclusions: China's Contemporary and Future Maritime Strategy in the SCS -- Appendix A Timeline -- Supporting Documents -- doc. 1 Sino-French Tonkin Treaty, 26 June 1887 -- doc. 2 Cairo Declaration, 1 December 1943 -- doc. 3 Potsdam Proclamation, 26 July 1945 -- doc. 4 Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 -- doc. 5 Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan, 28 April 1952 -- doc. 6 U.S.-ROC Mutual Defense Treaty, 2 December 1954 (ratified 1955) -- doc. 7 Formosa Resolution, 1955 -- doc. 8 Declaration on China's Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958 -- doc. 9 Prime Minister Pham Van Dong's Letter, 14 September 1958 -- doc. 10 Shanghai Communique, 28 February 1972 -- doc. 11 Joint Communique on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America, 16 December 1978 -- doc. 12 Taiwan Relations Act, 10 April 1979 -- doc. 13 Joint Communique on the Question of Arms Sales to Taiwan, 17 August 1982 -- doc. 14 Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992 -- doc. 15 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea, 22 July 1992 -- doc. 16 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, PART V, Exclusive Economic Zone, in force since 14 November 1994 -- doc. 17 concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China, 21 March 1996 -- doc. 18 Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the PRC, 26 June 1998 -- doc. 19 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002 -- doc. 20 Anti-Secession Law adopted by NPC, 14 March 2005 -- doc. 21 Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 29 June 2010 -- doc. 22 In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration, 12 July 2016. |
