| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 政治學研究所 === 94 === The South China Sea argument, which mainly concerns with scramble for the rights of the island, maritime boundaries and resource benefit, has now been taken seriously. Countries involved in this conflict include the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan), the People Republic of China (hereafter PRC), Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei, etc. To begin with, this research will discuss the position of Taiwan to the South China Sea based on research of history, international treaty and historical water boundaries. Moreover, it also explores those actions Taiwan government took in legal institutions and administrative aspect, such as erecting monuments, setting up Policy Guideline for the South China Sea, withdrawing troops, environmental protection, and executing jurisdiction. Finally, it analyses actions to those predicament Taiwan takes for the South China Sea, such as insufficient military strength, international pressure from PRC and lack of government enforcement, etc.
Then, the research will study the PRC’s position to the South China Sea, derived from the archaeological excavation, explanatory of international treaties and historical water boundaries. Furthermore, it discusses what the PRC did regarding oil exploration, legislation for the maritime and its military expansion for the South China Sea. Next, the research will discuss about the countries involved the South China Sea conflicts such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei according to their historical inheritance, and the statement what the international law argues on the issue. Moreover, by surveying their military exercise and diplomatic measures, this research analyses their intentions to the South China Sea.
Finally, the research will try to establish four resolution models in terms of “safety cooperation-Confidence-Building Measures”, “navigational safety maintenance-prevention of piracy”, “join development with shelving sovereignty”, and “legal resolution” subsequently, in accordance with its feasibility and difficulty, for the possible peace approach to solve the conflicts of the South China Sea Water.
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