Topic: Territorial Dispute in the South China Sea
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Alexandre Plouff
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2015 committees
Sweden is a parliamentary democracy in the northern part of Europe. Throughout the years Sweden has been a mediator, and chooses to stand up for what it believes is right. We seek peaceful agreements to end conflict instead of armed. To this day Sweden refuses to join armed pacs. And pursues more peaceful topics such as clean energy, civil rights, and humanitarian issues.
The effect of the issue is not direct for Sweden. But its non-alignment policy pushes it to stand against China. It recognizes that China is violating international borders and is breaking international law. According to the United Nation's sea boundaries; China has violated five countries boundaries including; Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. China is doing this on a personal gain for resources and presence in the area without the consent of the affected countries. According to the (nationalinterest.org) 93% of Filipinos are worried about the prospects of war in the South China Sea. And 58% viewing China as a national security threat.
What Sweden would like to be done is a peaceful resolution were China withdraws from the area and gives the land back to the respected countries. The actions taken by China are causing unneeded instability to the region. Also Sweden would look for China to respect the UNCLOS which it signed. This was an agreement that stated the international boundaries in the South China Sea. What we would like to be done with the islands that China created would be to have them turned into natural reefs. This way China leaves the respected area, and benefits the suffering reefs in the area. We would also seek to have a joint resolution between the countries that states the disputed territory, and what actions should be taken in the future to prevent conflict. Sweden recognizes that the UNCLOS is a old and possibly outdated document that could have amendments to accommodate for the needs of the current world.
