A Canadian:
Excerpts from Chimerica, the Tale of Two Nations by Ben Mah.
"Indeed, internationalizing the South China Sea issues is actually the strategy of Vietnam which aims “to pry away these islands from China .”3. Notwithstanding the fact that the government of Vietnam has recognized and supported China ’s territorial claims which include all islands of the South China Sea as far back as 1958."2
" China ’s sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands of Spratly and Paracel has been accepted by the international community including the United States and China ’s neighboring countries in the wake of Japan defeat in the Second World War. Moreover, the maps and encyclopedias of Japan , Germany , Britain and United States all recognize these islands as part of China ."2.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 defined Philippines ’ territorial waters at 118 degrees east longitude, and the Spratly Islands including Scarborough Shoal are west of this line.
The maps printed by other countries in the world that mark the islands on the South China Sea as part of Chinese territory include:
1. The Welt-Atlas published by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1954, 1961 and 1970 respectively;
2. World Atlas published by the Soviet Union in 1954 and 1967 respectively;
3. World Atlas published by Romania in 1957;
4. Oxford Australian Atlas and Philips Record Atlas published by Britain in 1957 and Encyclopaedia Britannica World Atlas published by Britain in 1958;
5. World Atlas drawn and printed by the mapping unit of the Headquarters of the General Staff of the People’s Army of Viet Nam in 1960;
6. Haack Welt Atlas published by German Democratic in 1968;
7. Daily Telegraph World Atlas published by Britain in 1968;
8. Atlas International Larousse published by France in 1968 and 1969 respectively;
9. World Map Ordinary published by the Institut Geographique National (IGN) of France in 1968;
10. World Atlas published by the Surveying and Mapping Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office of Viet Nam in 1972; and
11. China Atlas published by Neibonsya of Japan in 1973.
A Canadian:
Excerpts from Chimerica, the Tale of Two Nations by Ben Mah.
"Indeed, internationalizing the South China Sea issues is actually the strategy of Vietnam which aims “to pry away these islands from China .”3. Notwithstanding the fact that the government of Vietnam has recognized and supported China ’s territorial claims which include all islands of the South China Sea as far back as 1958."2
" China ’s sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands of Spratly and Paracel has been accepted by the international community including the United States and China ’s neighboring countries in the wake of Japan defeat in the Second World War. Moreover, the maps and encyclopedias of Japan , Germany , Britain and United States all recognize these islands as part of China ."2.
The Treaty of Paris of 1898 defined Philippines ’ territorial waters at 118 degrees east longitude, and the Spratly Islands including Scarborough Shoal are west of this line.
The maps printed by other countries in the world that mark the islands on the South China Sea as part of Chinese territory include:
1. The Welt-Atlas published by the Federal Republic of Germany in 1954, 1961 and 1970 respectively;
2. World Atlas published by the Soviet Union in 1954 and 1967 respectively;
3. World Atlas published by Romania in 1957;
4. Oxford Australian Atlas and Philips Record Atlas published by Britain in 1957 and Encyclopaedia Britannica World Atlas published by Britain in 1958;
5. World Atlas drawn and printed by the mapping unit of the Headquarters of the General Staff of the People’s Army of Viet Nam in 1960;
6. Haack Welt Atlas published by German Democratic in 1968;
7. Daily Telegraph World Atlas published by Britain in 1968;
8. Atlas International Larousse published by France in 1968 and 1969 respectively;
9. World Map Ordinary published by the Institut Geographique National (IGN) of France in 1968;
10. World Atlas published by the Surveying and Mapping Bureau of the Prime Minister’s Office of Viet Nam in 1972; and
11. China Atlas published by Neibonsya of Japan in 1973.