Both countries claim overlapping parts of the Gulf of Thailand with potentially lucrative oil and gas reserves. There is a peaceful path to resolve the dispute.
- Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
Renaming it the Gulf of America would apply only in the US. And the long global history of disputed place names suggests it could be a brief experiment anyway.
The Philippines has rejected new Chinese ‘baselines’ over the Scarborough Reef, saying they are a violation of its sovereign rights.
The ruling could be a legal game-changer for small island nations that are trying to hold developed nations to account for the impacts of their greenhouse gas emissions.
Despite a breakthrough on boundaries in the Timor Sea, the crucial question of how the shared oil and gas are to be developed remains unresolved.
The South China Sea produces more than 10% of the world’s fish – but the catch is increasingly under threat.
The decision on China’s activities in the South China Sea undoubtedly represents a sweeping victory for the Philippines. It is, however, unenforceable.
Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
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The international court ruling against China's expansion in the South China Sea puts Australia in a tricky situation.
One approach that would serve to sidestep the problems of wind farms on land (real or perceived) is to send the turbines offshore.
China’s island-building activities in the South China Sea play well to a nationalistic domestic audience and aim to reinforce its territorial and maritime claims in a potentially resource-rich area.
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