South China Sea dispute explained

The South China Sea is one of the most infamous territorial conflicts in the world, involving six governments (China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines & Taiwan), as well as plenty of external actors (United States, India, Japan, Australia, etc.). Focus point of the dispute are the many tiny islands, reefs and rocks which are scattered across the South China Sea, including the Spratlys, Paracels, Pratas & more. These islands are the key to controlling this vital region defined by strategically important trading routes, natural resources like oil and gas, as well as the geopolitical rivalry between the USA and China.

In this video we explore what is behind the South China Sea dispute and find answers to the following questions: Why is it important and valuable to all these nations? Who is involved and why? And what does this conflict mean for the future of regional and global peace?
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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (by Liszt) (YouTube Audio-library)
Fur Elise (by Beethoven) (YouTube Audio-library)

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Sao Meo (by Doug Maxwell/ Zac Zinger) (YouTube Audio-library)

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Morning Mood (by Grieg) (YouTube Audio-library)
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Timestamps:

0:00​ Introduction
1:17 Value of the South China Sea
4:15 The claimants
7:48 Other actors
12:14 Chinese-American rivalry
18:09 Outro
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Sources:

Robert D. Kaplan (2014) Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific.

Bill Hayton (2015) The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia.

Ren H. & Lui F. (2013) Transitional Security Patterns in the South China Sea and the Involvement of External Parties. In: Issues & Studies 49:2.

John J. Mearsheimer (2001) The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

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[Rumbler]

Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei: We’ll take a piece of it

Chine: I WANT ALL OF IT!

[tugiahuy]

Standing on the point of a Vietnamese, this is the first and the most truly video i have ever seen from an foreigner. I appreciate it!

[stormtroopers]

This video is very informative, no political biasis, just comprehensive historical context and objective analysis.

[hantojiang]

"Dignity is only at the edge of the sword, and truth is only within cannon range." That's what I've learned from world politics.

[asianlifter]

“Sort of like NFTs if NFTs were useful”
Give this man a medal

[bdbgh]

My humble opinion as a Malaysian, having disputes is normal growing pains of any country, sending "coast guard" ships to harass civilian ship traffic, fisherman and oil platforms 50 nautical miles from land of other countries is just being a bully.

[MrChopsticks-xg]

ASEAN, the organization with 10 members with 10 different cultures, government, ideology and languages. Fun times

[Andy]

Correction: ROC claimed 11 dash line, after PRC took power it reduced to 9 dash line.

[CivilWarWeekByWeek]

Great work friend, your work is seen in the professionality of your videos

[hex]

In fact, the Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") claims eleven-dash line. It's even larger than the PRC. This worth a mention.

[SirFaceFone]

I wish ASEAN was more united, but alas, we can't even agree on how to deal with Myanmar.

[hieuduong]

As a vietnamese, this is tastefully done explaination, no bias nor prejudice.

[PakBallandSami]

Vietnam: this small pert of the sea is mine
Malaysia: no it's mine
Brunei: no it's mine
Philippines: you all are wrong it's mine
China: i own all of it
Everyone: what?
China: I OWN ALL OF IT
Taiwan: i hate you but i agree
USA: this look like a job for me
Aut*stic Screaming*

[Aurpon]

Excellent interpolation mate.
Keep up the good work

[takebacktheholyland]

People tend to associate SEA with the Balkans, and given our circumstance and how WW1 started on eastern europe..I'm very much anxious about this

[blueberrydumpling]

I read an article this morning that said that Vietnam had banned the “Barbie” movie because the movie has a map in it that contains The 9 dash line. I had no clue what it was an I’d never heard of it. That’s what brought me here. Interesting……

[Rahadude]

As an Indonesian, watching the shenanigans that arose from this clusterfuck of an ocean is entertainment at it's finest

[CB]

China: Dammit! Why are you here!? You literally live on the other side of the world!
USA: I like it here.

[GreenPoint_one]

I love the artistic dragon design of the 9 dash line :3

[DorypRoblox]

As a student in Vietnam, i knoe that in school they teach us that all of the island belong to Vietnam💀💀💀