| The reef waters in the "The Dotted Line in the South China Sea" are self-contained waters, it is neither water nor the territorial sea. China enjoys the special historic rights in the waters, it is not completely sovereignty, nor other simple non-exclusive rights. What we enjoys in the waters is a composite right which including sovereignty and other non-exclusive rights. In essence, the historic rights is a priority, it is an "vested interest" which the international law approval and respected. The theory of historic rights is the customary international law which originated before the modern ocean law system. The theory of historic is absorption by the " United Nations Convention on the law of the sea", and it determine the types of application specific historic rights. In the case of international island waters dispute, the historic rights is not only an important theoretical basis of the dispute’s country to claim their rights, but also the key factors of the International Court of justice in the handling of the disputes. China signed "The United Nations Convention on the law of the sea" which regulation our country rights in "The Dotted Line in the South China Sea", at the same time, it also become advocates for other countries on the basis of the marine rights; but "the United Nations Convention on the law of the sea" is respected "vested interest","historic rights" is to respect and recognition. The later "United Nations Convention on the law of the sea" should respect historical evidence of the historic rights. Convention on the law of the sea and not from the series of documents, only the law of the sea international judicial practice case to show China enjoys in "The Dotted Line in the South China Sea" which within the whole historic rights."Geng Lu Bu of the South China Sea" as the historic evidence, China in the internal waters have historic right it has a obtaining, strengthening, solid historical process." Geng Lu Bu of the South China Sea" which showing the various rights of the Chinese fishermen together what China enjoying the historic rights in the "The Dotted Line in the South China Sea". |