The South China Sea Conflict Of China And Vietnam With The Background Of America Returning To Southeast Asia

China has long-running territorial seas feuds with many of its neighbors, mostheatedly with Vietnam in the South China Sea. As one side of the South China Seadispute, the number of Spratly islands which Vietnam encroach on is the most in theSoutheast countries. Meanwhile, Vietnam is the only one which request sovereigntyof Spratly and Paracel Islands to China. The South China Sea dispute was startedagain by Vietnam. Since President Obama entering office, the U.S. return to SoutheastAsia and pay attention to the South China Sea issue. In fact, Vietnam take a course ofaction to magnify，internationalize and complicate the South China Sea dispute.Under the stern situation, the research of the South China Sea dispute of China andVietnam has important practical significance.To begin with, the first part describes historical evolution and real situation of theSouth China Sea dispute of China and Vietnam. The second part analyzes the causesand effects of the South China Sea dispute of China and Vietnam. On this basis, thereasons of taking a dispute by Vietnam can be divided into the external and internal.Internal is caused by Vietnam’s economic. External covers the America returning toSoutheast Asia, ASEAN factor and China factor. The last part discusses the challengeswhich China may encounter with. It is worth emphasizing that we should reconsiderprofoundly, summarize the experiences, and explore the new road.