fatslob-:O said:
The UNCLOS agreement DID NOT apply before 1994 November 16, period! China still owns the land that they reclaimed but as for who owns the overlapping waters that is still disputed therefore the UNCLOS does not apply in this case ... China's neighbors should probably negotiate what part of the sea they own instead of depending on a flawed international law to give them their waters ... Anyways let's drop this or you can maybe put another thread since this is a little off-topic ... |
Sorry my edit came in a bit late. I wanted to clarify something hehehe
You are talking about the Parcel and Spratlys right? Unless you agree with China that they own the entire South China Sea which is what the 9 dash line is claiming...
Also, you can't just say China owns the territorial waters of other countries because UNCLOS was not present then, that's illogical. Our ancestors has been fishing and living in those areas far longer than the Chinese and you cannot say that UNCLOS means nothing either when China themselves agreed to it.
Its simple, if China's claim is valid. They why would they continuesly avoid the arbitration?
Actually, this discussions is good and we are actually on point. This is the type of scenario that leads countries into a war. cold or otherwise.
So its cool!