Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: Philippines
Delegate Name: Spencer Cassetta
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Philippines position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Recently, artificial islands made and armed (heavily) by China have sailed into territory in the South China Sea belonging to small island nations. China has done this to challenge the territory of other nations with intent to claim untapped oil preserves in which these nations could not reach with their own technology. China's bold move was unjustified and violates previous UN treaties .
Soon after the event of China's invasion my country, the Philippines, filed a case against china accusing them of invading sea territory that does not belong to China. Philippines v. China is a pending arbitration case concerning the legality of China's "nine-dotted line" claim over the South China Sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). China is crossing into sea territories belonging to the nation of philippines as well as other sovereign nations. Even though China controls the world's economy and sanctions would be global economy suicide we still think China's actions should be in no way tolerated. We are willing to compromise with China but invading another nation's territory will be in no way tolerated.
The United States have recently backed my nation, the Philippines, in efforts to raise global awareness of the issue and seek results from the case under investigation. We must not let China control the South China Sea. This would result in China controlling all trade in the South China sea and could possibly result in taxes on imports and exports going through the area which would hinder the growth of ALL developing nations.
This issue affects all nations small and large. This is not a power struggle in the South China Sea, this is an opportunity to enforce world order when a large super power contests it. We must not stop China because they are invading small island nations, we must stop them because if we don't The UN will lose legitimacy and more super power nations will contest law. Soon the UN will dissolve and Empires made from the world forces such as Russia and China will emerge leading to alliances which would result in a third world war.
Fate is in our hands. By our hands I don't mean the population of Philippines, nor do I mean Government Officials of China. By our hands I mean the hands of the United Nations. When world order is questioned the UN should check the power of the world force putting its laws into question. We shall not let China get away with their crimes. They must be dealt with.
