Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: China
Delegate Name: Humzah Azeem
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All China position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
There is not even an issue here. Just as no one would bat an eye if the United States imposed sanctions on their own states, we expect that same cooperation. The Republic of China has a right to the South China Sea because it is our sovereign territory, and we have the right to build whatever we like on our land. These islands have been historically ours for centuries, we have documentation of our fisherman and our people marking these areas as ours. There were no issues until the 70’s when oil was discovered and many smaller nations started to invade the area, attempting to take it from us as it is not part of the mainland. It seems that many nations had no issue when countries like Vietnam or the Philippines did their own reclamation of land, but when China decides to all hell breaks loose. These types of double standards cloud the judgement of the world, the people do not get to see the real story. We have no issue if planes fly around the islands, but we do not and will not accept it if aircrafts fly too close. This sea is an area that has been passed down from our ancestors and as a government who represents its people, we can assure you that this is what our people believe as well. In the end we know that we are doing the best things that we can for our people and that is what matters. If we can eliminate the double standards from the minds of the unreasonable world powers, that is when we can make progress.
