EAST ASIA'S MARITIME TERRITORIAL DISPUTES: CLAIMS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES; EAST ASIA'S MARITIME TERRITORIAL DISPUTES: CLAIMS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 MARITIME TERRITORIAL DISPUTES IN EAST ASIA: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; BACKGROUND: WHO CLAIMS WHAT?; SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMS; People's Republic of China; Taiwan; Southeast Asian Countries; EAST CHINA SEA CLAIMS; Competing Territorial Claims; The Maritime Sovereignty Dispute; Recent Tensions; OTHER DISPUTED AREAS; Sea of Japan; Yellow Sea
DRIVERS OF COMPETITIONResources as a Driver of Competition; Energy Resources; Fishery Resources; China's Rise and Evolving Regional Dynamics; Taiwan's Role in the East China Sea; THE ROLE OF ASEAN; POLICY ISSUES; Statements and Resolutions; Treaty Obligations; Bilateral Diplomatic Approaches; Multilateral Diplomatic Approaches; The Role of UNCLOS; End Notes; Chapter 2 MARITIME TERRITORIAL AND EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ) DISPUTES INVOLVING CHINA: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; Overview of Disputes; Dispute Regarding China's Rights Within Its EEZ
Relationship of Maritime Territorial Disputes to EEZ DisputeNegotiations between China and ASEAN on SCS Code of Conduct; CHINA'S APPROACH TO TERRITORIAL DISPUTES; Some Key Elements; Map of the Nine Dashed Lines; Motivations for Claims; Strategy of Incremental Actions; Use of Law Enforcement Agency Ships and Fishing Vessels; Law Enforcement Agency Ships: Overview; U.S. POSITION ON THESE ISSUES; Some Key Elements; Position Regarding Territorial Disputes in SCS; Position Regarding Coastal State's Rights in Its EEZ; Broader Regional Context; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS
Risk of United States Being Drawn Into a Crisis or ConflictU. S.-Japan Treaty on Mutual Cooperation and Security; U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty; Potential Oversight Questions for Congress; Risk of U.S.-China Incidents in China's EEZ; Option of Reducing U.S. Survey and Surveillance Activities in China's EEZ; Option of Entering Into a U.S.-China Incidents-at-Sea (INCSEA) Agreement; Potential Oversight Questions for Congress; Whether United States Should Ratify United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); U.S. Arms Sales and Transfers to Philippines or Other Countries
U.S. Military ForcesStationing and Operations of U.S. Forces in the Region; U.S. Weapon Acquisition Programs; Potential Oversight Questions for Congress; Interpreting China's Rise; U.S. Relations with Countries in the Region; Economic Interests; Oil and Gas Exploration; Commercial Shipping; Potential Oversight Questions for Congress; LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY IN 112TH CONGRESS; H.R. 4310/S. 3254 (FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act); Senate; Conference; S. Res. 524 (Agreed to by the Senate); S. Res. 217 (Agreed to by the Senate); H.R. 6313; H. Res. 352; H. Res. 616
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APPENDIX A. 2002 DECLARATION ON CONDUCT OF PARTIES IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
