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Geographical overview of China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- Chinese historical records of the South China Sea -- Shitang and Changsha within China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- South China Sea in the measurements of the Four Seas of the Yuan Dynasty -- Why are Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam not Xisha and Nansha of China : some evidence from historical sources -- China's development and administration of Xisha and Nansha Islands -- China's dotted line in the South China Sea : its background and ramifications -- Legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea : historic waters, territory boundary line or an island ownership line? -- A critical review of research on the legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea -- China's struggle for sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha Islands before and after the Second Sino-Japanese War -- China's dispute with the Philippines over the Nansha Islands : perspective of international law -- Sino-French border demarcation disputes and maritime boundary delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin -- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea disputes -- Latest developments in the South China Sea and China's responses -- Current situation in the South China Sea and Vietnamese policy.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Geographical overview of China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- Part II Chinese historical records of the South China Sea -- 2 The South China Sea in Song-Yuan-Ming-Qing China -- 3 Shitang and Changsha within China's maritime boundaries in the South China Sea -- 4 South China Sea in the Measurements of the Four Seas of the Yuan Dynasty -- 5 Why are Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam not Xisha and Nansha of China? some evidence from historical sources -- 6 China's development and administration of Xisha and Nansha Islands -- Part III Controversy over the dotted line -- 7 China's dotted line in the South China Sea: its background and ramifications -- 8 Legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea: historic waters, territory boundary line or an Island ownership line? -- 9 A critical review of research on the legal status of the dotted line in the South China Sea -- Part IV Mixed reactions to new developments in contested waters -- 10 China's struggle for sovereignty over Xisha and Nansha Islands before and after the Second Sino-Japanese War -- 11 China's dispute with the Philippines over the Nansha Islands: an international law perspective -- 12 Sino-French border demarcation disputes and maritime boundary delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin -- 13 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the South China Sea disputes -- 14 Latest developments in the South China Sea and China's responses -- 15 Current situation in the South China Sea and Vietnamese policy -- Index.

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