Whose island is it? Territorial Issues in the Pacific

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Whose island is it? Territorial Issues in the
Pacific

• Debra Troxell, NBCT
• Leslie Martin, NBCT
• West Forsyth High School

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Identifying National Territory

• Draw a map of the United States -

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Reasons to Claim Territories

• Fishing Rights
• Gas and Oil Reserves
• Shipping Lanes
• Nationalism
• Historic tensions (Japanese imperialism)
• Military Strategy

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas
(1982)
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Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

• 8 uninhabited islands in the East China Sea

• Ancient times the Chinese province of Taiwan
  administered islands of Diaoyu
• 1895 Sino-Japanese War, Taiwan was ceded to
  Japan Japan claimed the Senkaku Islands
• 1951 Treaty of San Francisco, Japan renounced
  the islands China inquired about the islands but
  was not invited to the Treaty of San Francisco

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Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands

• Renewed Interest
• Apr. 2012 Tokyo governor planned to use public
  money to buy 3 of the islands from a private
  Japanese owner. The national Japanese government
  stepped in and purchased
• Nov. 2013 China announces a new air defense
  zone Japan is ignoring it (since Japan doesnt
  even recognize there is a dispute)
• Nov. 2014 Japan and China have opened
  discussions on the topic

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Lesson Ideas

• What happens to land acquired due to Territorial
  Expansion during imperialism or war?
• At what date/occasion does the map reset?
• How does the UNCLOS help determine ownership of
  uninhabited areas?

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South China Sea

• Since 17th Cen. Vietnam claims to have ruled
  the Paracels and Spratlys
• 1947 China released map including the Paracels
  and Spratlys
• Taiwan, Brunei, Philippines Malaysia also claim
  parts of the South China Sea
• Taiwan and Malaysia each claim part of the
  Spratlys
• Philippines claim the Scarborough Shoals
• Brunei claims EEZ but no islands
• The Spratlys have natural gas, seafood and oil

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South China Sea

• 2014 China creating new islands with plans to
  inhabit the new islands

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Lesson Ideas

• Should created land be treated differently than
  existing land?
• Will China inhabiting the newly created islands
  change the perception of ownership of uninhabited
  areas?
• Does the presence of natural resources change the
  procedure?

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Dokdo/Takeshima

• Territorial dispute between S. Korea and Japan
• Each country claims islands as early as 17th
  Century
• S. Korean Dokdo was annexed by Japan in 1905 and
  S. Korea claims it was rightfully restored after
  WWII.
• Japan claims the S. Korea illegally claimed the
  island after the San Francisco Treaty

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Dokdo/Takeshima

• Japan has offered to bring the case to the
  International Court of Justice.
• S. Korea refuses claiming there is no territorial
  dispute. (Which is the same logic Japan uses
  regarding Senkaku)

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Campaigns
Dokdo is occupied by a Korean couple
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Public Campaigns
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Lessons

• Kenneth Keller Dokdo Developing an Information
  Based Position using Geodata
• Michael Robinson This is Our Land
• Kate Trindle Think Tank Activity The Dilemma of
  Dokdo
• Kelly Swanson Dokdo/Takeshima Who owns it?
• Doug Andersen Get a Piece of the R.O.K.

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Lesson Ideas

• Examine the post-WWII relationship between S.
  Korea and Japan.
• What is the International Court of Justice?
• Does the nature of the dispute change because a
  Korean couple inhabit the Liancourt Rocks?
• Apply the situation to the Crimea.

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