Research About Sino-Vietnam Territorial Disputes In The South China Sea Based On International Law And Suggestions For China

South China Sea has the self-evident and weighty importance in military strategic position and contains rich oil and gas resources which can bring tremendous economic interests. From the beginning of the1960s, Vietnam and other countries have been making requests on the territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea. Especially in recent years, Vietnam and other countries intended to internationalize the issues of the South. China Sea. How to solve the South China Sea problems gets more and more attention from the international community. Vietnam is the only one country except China who claims all parts of the South China Sea, including the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos, and actually occupies30islands and reefs of the Spratly Islands. Vietnam has been the biggest challenger for China and it has the most vested interests in the South China Sea disputes. The South China Sea disputes between China and Vietnam are getting worse and worse, which cause widespread concern in many fields, both marine resources academics, scholars of international relations and international law scholars who have made great achievements. Studying the rules of international law on the South China Sea affairs is increasingly important, especially when the " outer continental shelf case "was submitted to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf(CLCS) by Vietnam alone on May7th,2009.Referring to the Chinese and foreign document literature and collecting Vietnam’s claims to the South China Sea and the measures it takes, then making use of the historical data, the principles of the international law and the cases of International Court of Justice, I analyzes Vietnam’s territorial claims and the actions it takes and demonstrates from both Vietnam and China sides, then come to the conclusion that Vietnam’s claims go against the international law, preparing for the final settlement of the South China Sea territorial disputes between China and Vietnam.This article is divided into three parts:In the first part, I describe the current status of Vietnam in the South China Sea territorial disputes and analyze the reasons for Vietnam intervening in South China Sea disputes and its territorial claims and the evidence it presented. In the second part, I analyze Vietnam’s territorial claims in the South China Sea in the international law, according to which I draw a conclusion that the evidence that Vietnam presented is not consistent with international law and that China is the only legitimate owner of the islands in the South China Sea. In the third part, according to the situation between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea territorial disputes, I make a few suggestions on the measures that should be taken by China in the international law, including defining the legal status of the U-shaped line on the South China Sea and strengthening effective control over the islands in the South China Sea and so on.