A points which are vulnerable in South China Sea keeping in view the upcoming influence in this sensitive area and the present scenario..

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4. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, Netherlands,
has ruled that China’s claims of historical rights over South China Sea
(SCS) has no legal basis.
The case against China was initiated by the Philippines.
The PCA is not a ‘court’ per se, but organises arbitration tribunals
between member countries, should issues arise.
The Hague-based PCA ruled that China has no legal basis to claim
historical rights to islands in the SCS, and has violated Philippines'
sovereign rights.
Beijing “had no historic rights to resources in the waters of the South
China Sea
“such rights were extinguished to the extent they were incompatible
with the exclusive economic zones provided for in the Convention.”
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5. The SCS is a busy international waterway, one of the
main arteries of global economy and trade. And China
claims more than 85% of it.
China claims most of these islands as its own
We will not permit other nations to infringe on what it
considers its sovereign rights in the strategically vital
area.
Rejected the ruling, saying it was null and void and
that Beijing would not accept it.
Opposes and will never accept any claim or action
based on those awards,”
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6. The SCS is a busy international waterway.
One of the main arteries of the global economy and trade.
 More than $5 trillion of world trade ships pass through the
SCS every year.
Resource rich, with numerous offshore oil and gas blocks.
Few hundred small islands in the SCS, a part of the Pacific
Ocean.
Some of the main ones are Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands
and Scarborough Shoal —
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7. • Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and
Taiwan have rival claims.
• Vietnam rejects the Chinese argument, justifying
its own claims, on the basis of written records
• Its administration over the area since the 17th
century.
• Beijing and Manila CLASH on account of their
dispute over the jurisdiction of the Scarborough
shoal, which is 160 kilometers from the
Philippines.
• SCS islands are claimed by so many countries.
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8. • VIOLATION OF UN CHARTER
• PRESENCE OF US IN
INTERNATIONAL WATER
• CHINESE HEGEMONY
• STRENGHTHNING OF NAVAL BASE
• CREATION OF ISLANDS IN SHALLOW
WATER
• NEW ROUTE TO WEST ASIA
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9. • CLOSE TIES WITH FRIENDLY
NATIONS
• FINANCIAL AID
• CREATION OF NEW PORTS
• STRENGTHEING OF ASEAN.
• VIGIL THROUGH SATELITES
• MARITIME INTELLIGENCE
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10. The U.S. has no claim in the South China Sea
US is highly critical of China's assertiveness
 Says it will protect freedom of navigation.
China’s claims violated Philippines’ sovereignty under the
1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Philippines has asked the tribunal to declare China’s
claims and actions invalid under the UNCLOS.
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11. • India follows the policy of not involving in disputes between
sovereign nations.
• Commercial interest in the region.
• Vietnam has offered India seven oil block in its territory of
SCS.
• India has signed energy deals with Brunei too.
• The Hague panel’s ruling. “India has noted the Award of the
Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the 1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
in the matter concerning the Republic of the Philippines and
the PRC.
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