Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: Kazakhstan
Delegate Name: Liam Chechak
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Kazakhstan position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
The People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei all have competing interests Kazakhstan recognizes that China is making increasingly invasive maneuvers in the South China sea. Kazakhstan has had some experience dealing with China in the past. The Sino – Kazakhstan border was previously an issue when the region was part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, though was settled in the late 1990's when the two nations met in Almaty, Kazakhstan's capital.
The delegation from Kazakhstan hopes that the South China Sea territorial dispute can be resolved as peacefully as the border between Kazakhstan and China. It does recognize that the region, has great potential for natural gas and oil deposits, and is of great interest for nations such as China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei.
Kazakhstan hopes to see a resolution to the disputes in the South China Sea that centers around communication and remains in accordance with international law. The resolution should primarily focus on stabilizing the South China Sea region and settling disputes over territory, in a manner that most satisfies all those nations involved. Kazakhstan suggests the revisions of existing sea territory agreements. These agreements include but are not limited to the UNCLOS and the Code for Unalerted Encounters at Sea (CUES). In addition, Kazakhstan wishes to see the United Nations ensure that China stay within its borders. Furthermore, Kazakhstan would like to see the standards set by this committee be applied to future maritime territorial disputes.
