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167Figure 1:Terri<strong>to</strong>rial Disputes in the South <strong>China</strong> SeaSource: James Clad, Sean M. McDonald, <strong>and</strong> Bruce Vaughn, eds., The Borderl<strong>and</strong>s of SoutheastAsia (Washing<strong>to</strong>n, DC: National Defense University, <strong>2011</strong>), p. 121. Note: Indonesia does notconsider itself a claimant <strong>to</strong> any dispute in the South <strong>China</strong> Sea, even though its terri<strong>to</strong>rialclaims in the region overlap with <strong>China</strong>’s. Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia <strong>to</strong>the United Nations, Circular Note No. 480/POL–703/VII/10, July 8, 2010. http://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcslnew/submissionslfiles/mysvnm33l09/idnl2010relmyslvnmle.pdf.The following are examples of <strong>China</strong>’s assertiveness in the South<strong>China</strong> Sea in the past year:Obstruction of resource exploration activities—Chinese vessels obstructedresource exploration activities in the claimed terri<strong>to</strong>ries ofother countries at least three times in the first half of <strong>2011</strong>. Eachof these instances may constitute a violation of the United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea, which allows any country sovereignrights <strong>to</strong> conduct economic or resource management activitiesin an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) up <strong>to</strong> 200 nautical milesfrom its shores <strong>and</strong> <strong>to</strong> which <strong>China</strong> is a signa<strong>to</strong>ry.† In March <strong>2011</strong>,dkrause on DSKHT7XVN1PROD with $$_JOB† An exclusive economic zone is the maritime terri<strong>to</strong>ry of a coastal state out <strong>to</strong> 200 nauticalmiles, where the coastal state enjoys ‘‘sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring <strong>and</strong> exploit-ContinuedVerDate Nov 24 2008 13:46 Nov 10, <strong>2011</strong> Jkt 067464 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 G:\GSDD\USCC\<strong>2011</strong>\067464.XXX 067464Ch2Fig1.eps

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