South China Sea,also known as the South of China Sea,is the world’s third continental margin of the sea.There are full of records on the South China Sea and related islands from Chinese classical books since the Zhou Dynasty,China have an objective and virtually indisputable control and jurisdiction of South China Sea and the surrounding islands.The sovereignty of the South China Sea is Chinese core interests,no form or excuse of infringement.However,lots of rich mineral resources and oil and gas resources have been found in the South China Sea since the 1970 s.Moreover Philippines,Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries illegally control some islands and sea area,and even the threat of force,they raise a claim of sovereignty requirements based on the waters of the South China Sea and Islands,internationally called "South China Sea Dispute".Following the increasing number of countries involved in the South China Sea Dispute,some large countries outside the region also have been involved,or use regional countries to carry out military provocation,or use national influence and military to make endless interference,internationalized,multilateral and complicated become the trend of dispute development on South China Sea.“The Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea” is an important manifestation of compromise and concessions between China and ASEAN in the South China Sea Dispute.It’s the first politically significant document signed by parties to the dispute which has alleviated the tension in the South China Sea to a certain extent.But it doesn’t have legally binding and can not fundamentally solve the South China Sea Dispute.This article comes straight to the point.It analyzes countries’ proposition,reason,historical development and basis of China to South China Sea by consulting historical data,claims and reasons.Secondly,it attempts to explain and research the causes of South China Sea Dispute and intensification of the dispute from the aspects of resource interests,strategic status value,great power intervening interests and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.On the other hand,it explains and solves various ways of disputes by analyzing reasons why the Philippine unilateral dispute on the request for arbitration submitted by the Sino-Philippine dispute concerning the South China Sea dispute and the arbitral tribunal’s ruling is not legally binding,combined with international law,international treaties,multilateral conventions and other international law.Finally,focusing on difficulties in the dispute of South China Sea,it suggests corresponding legal measures and other measures that China may take in order to provide countermeasures and suggestions for the settlement of the dispute over South China Sea.The essence of dispute between South China Sea is the contestation of benefits.Regional countries believes that benefits from South China Sea is the fundamental interest and tries to maintain.They also look interests of the South China Sea as expanding benefits,even if those benefits can not completely fall into the pocket of China.China have indisputable sovereignty of South China Sea and its adjacent waters.It not only according with historical reality,objective reality,but also conform to the actual international law.This paper starts with international hot events,analysis causes and nature of the South China Sea Dispute by using relevant knowledge of international law.It considers the way to resolve disputes in terms of international law which has both theoretical value,the value of the rule of law and practical significance. |