An Analysis: The Influence Of The U.S.A On The Disputes In The South China Sea

The South China Sea has been a part of the territory of China since ancient times. It is proved by abundant evidences in China both in history and in legal principle that the sovereignty of the South China Sea belongs to China indisputably. However, after the seventies of the 20th century, as the area of Nansha was discovered with large-scale oil and gas fields and abundant marine resources, its neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Philippines and so on occupied a large number of islands and reefs in Nansha successively, and cut apart a large stretch of sea area of Nansha. They explore the petroleum, rob the resources and carry on illegal activities. Some powers out of this area such as the U.S.A have involved in this issue directly or indirectly. This makes the issue more and more complex. So it is very significant for us to study this issue. This thesis tries to probe why and how the U.S.A getting involved in the South China Sea. Then find how we deal with it on that basis, the whole thesis is divided into three parts: introduction, main text and conclusion.The introduction investigates the status quo of the study of disputes in the South China Sea and the significance of studying it.The first part of the main text introduces the reasons and the status quo of the the South China Sea disputes. In the impetus of both economics and politics, countries around the South China Sea have occupied many islands and reefs in defiance of the international law.The second part of the main text focuses on the process and reason of the U.S.A's involving in the disputes in the South China Sea. The opinions and the actions taken by the U.S.A are related to the national interest of the U.S.A.The third part of the main text analyzes potential effects of the U.SA's involving. Then give some advice on that basis for China. Although the U.SA's involving makes the issue more complicated, there are still many conflicts between the U.S.A and the disputing countries. We should make full use of these factors.The conclusion summarizes the preceding main points.In conclusion, the U.S.A has been involving in the South China Sea disputes deeply. If we want to settle the disputes, we should not ignore the effect of the U.S-A's involving. We can take advantage of the weakness of the U.S.A only on this basis.