Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts The South China Sea Dispute in the Philippines v. PRC Arbitration: Taiwan’s Concern and Response

VENUE:Center for the Study of Contemporary China

The South China Sea Dispute in the Philippines v. PRC Arbitration: Taiwan’s Concern and Response

About the Event

The arbitration tribunal in the Philippines vs. PRC dispute over the South China Sea is likely to issue its final award later this year.  The issues before the tribunal include China’s claim to historic rights, the 9-dash line, and the legal status of maritime features in the Spratlys.  The U.S., the EU, and Australia other have urged China to respect the ruling, China has made clear that it does not accept the tribunal’s jurisdiction.  If the tribunal rules against the Philippines on major issues, how will the U.S, EU and Australia react? What are the implications for Taiwan, as a non-party to the case, if the tribunal rules that Taiping Island (Itu Aba)—the largest landform in the Spratlys and controlled by Taiwan—is not an island that generates full maritime zones?

Location:
Center for the Study of Contemporary China
University of Pennsylvania
345 Fisher-Bennett Hall
3340 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6273


Venue

Center for the Study of Contemporary China

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. PA. US. 19104-6273


Registration

This event is free and open to the public. 

No reservations required. 


Speakers

Yann-huei Song - Yann-Huei Song is Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica in Taipei whose work focuses on law of the sea and maritime security issues in East Asia.