July 13
The US guided missile destroyer USS Benford illegally broke into the territorial waters of China's Xisha Islands without the approval of the Chinese government
The Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army immediately organized naval and air forces to track and monitor this "illegal intruder" and punish it Warning to expel
This is not the first time that the U.S. military has illegally invaded our Nansha
The various behaviors of the U.S. military
are another ironclad evidence of its pursuit of navigation hegemony and militarization of the South China Sea
The facts once again prove that the United States is uncompromising. " South China Sea Security Risk Creator" "Regional Peace and Stability Destroyer"
What is the magic power of the Nansha territorial waters that the US military has not hesitated to trespass on many times?
In fact, when it comes to the Nansha territorial waters, it is actually what we have always called the South China Sea issue.
This is actually an issue left over from history. It can be traced back to the 1970s.
The Nansha dispute originated from the competition for the sovereignty of some islands and the dispute over some islands. Claims on maritime jurisdiction
The core of the Nansha dispute is the territorial sovereignty dispute over some Nansha islands and reefs and the delimitation dispute in some waters of the South China Sea
For a long period of time after World War II there was no so-called South China Sea dispute
There was no such dispute around the South China Sea. Any country that has challenged China's exercise of sovereignty and jurisdiction over the Nansha Islands and its adjacent waters
will benefit from the prosperity of the world, and will benefit from the turmoil in the world.
However, after the prospect of oil reserves in the South China Sea was revealed in the 1960s,
Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and other countries violated the " United Nations Charter " and the basic norms of international relations that "territorial sovereignty is inviolable"
using military means. Illegal occupation of some islands and reefs in China's Nansha Islands, resulting in the Nansha dispute
Starting from September 1970, when the Philippines took the lead in occupying Mahuan Island and Feixin Island in the Nansha Islands by force, neighboring countries ignored China's territorial sovereignty and began to The illegal seizure of islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands continued until 1999. Currently, a total of 43 islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands are under the illegal control of Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
Among them, Vietnam claims sovereignty over Paracel Islands and Nansha Islands, illegally occupied 29 islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands, and included 1.17 million square kilometers of the South China Sea into its territory;
The Philippines occupied 9 islands and reefs, and its requirements The scope of the request includes 54 islands, reefs, beaches, and 620,000 square kilometers of sea area;
Malaysia has occupied 5 islands and reefs, and its requested scope includes 12 islands, reefs, beaches, and 170,000 square kilometers of sea area.
Indonesia does not occupy the islands and reefs, but its declared exclusive economic zone intrudes into 35,000 square kilometers within the discontinuous line of the South China Sea;
Brunei claims sovereignty over the Nantong Reef of the Nansha Islands, but its declared exclusive economic zone intrudes into the discontinuous line of the South China Sea. 50,000 square kilometers within the continued line.
The waters claimed by claimants around the South China Sea not only overlap with China, but also overlap with each other.
For example, the exclusive economic zone claimed by Indonesia overlaps with the claims of Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam;
The jurisdictional waters declared by Malaysia overlap with Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines, and Vietnam;
Vietnam and Indonesia have demarcated waters near the Natuna Islands There are differences in the world;
The Philippines and Malaysia have disputes over the sovereignty of Sabah, etc. Part of the overlapping area lies within the South China Sea dashed line.
Funny "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea"
The "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" was signed in 1982 and officially came into effect in 1994.
The Convention determines a series of international maritime legal systems and gives coastal states the right to claim 200 nautical miles of exclusive economic zones and continental shelves. Rights
Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei have accordingly proposed their respective exclusive economic zones and continental shelf claims in the South China Sea.
and have invaded China's South China Sea discontinuous line to varying degrees, resulting in conflicts with China's sovereignty and jurisdiction in the South China Sea. Overlapping, the delimitation issues in parts of the South China Sea have thus formed
We have sufficient and conclusive historical and legal basis to prove China’s position that it has sovereignty over the South China Sea
The South China Sea dashed line is an important basis for establishing China’s sovereignty and jurisdiction in the South China Sea. One
However, the main basis for the territorial claims of the surrounding countries in the South China Sea is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Vietnam also put forward the so-called historical basis
What's more, these so-called "basis", both from the perspective of history and international law is untenable both in theory and practice.
First of all, the creation of the dashed line in the South China Sea was far earlier than the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which was adopted in 1982 and came into effect in 1994.
The dashed line in the South China Sea has been an objective fact for nearly a hundred years, and it has been officially announced for more than 60 years. Therefore, it is required that the dashed line be consistent with the Convention.
But the funny thing is that the Convention attempts to help the countries surrounding the South China Sea carve up the Nansha Islands.
This is really not only putting the cart before the horse, but also disrespecting history and law.
Besides, the Convention is only a part of international law. A departmental law cannot replace other international laws.
The Convention itself does not regulate and does not affect the territorial sovereignty of various countries. Therefore, the Convention cannot be used as the only or main basis for judging the legality of China’s claims in the South China Sea.
The last point: the Convention itself does not exclude the rights that have been formed before it and are continuously claimed, let alone create "legitimacy" for any country to infringe and damage China's territorial sovereignty
I sometimes think about this Convention It is specifically proposed by some countries who want to carve up the resources of the Nansha Islands.
China’s position on the South China Sea has never changed!
China has never made a claim to sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, but claims sovereignty and jurisdiction over the islands, reefs, beaches and waters within the dotted line. This position is consistent and clear.
Why the US military continues to carry out provocations near the Nansha Islands
It is to test my country's bottom line in the South China Sea
If there is any slack, it will immediately contact him and his brothers in Southeast Asia
Immediately seize some islands in the Nansha Islands for resource extraction
Slowly encroach on the Nansha Islands The archipelago
then pushes the coastline towards our country
first open up natural resources, and then protect its own inherent resources and appropriately deploy military forces
I want to drive a nail in the Nansha region step by step
and tear a gap in the sea in our South China Sea region.
It is destroying the stability and peaceful development of the region.
Knives and cannons are being set up at our door.
How can we tolerate it?
Just like the Chinese army is not wary, but it is never afraid of war!
