Does China claim the South China Sea?

Based on China’s proclamations (since 1956) and conduct in the South China Sea, China does not consider the waters beyond 12 nautical miles of the various South China Sea Islands (Nanhai Zhudao) to form part of its territorial sea or internal waters. Left Map: China’s Territorial Claims.

Who named Indian Ocean?

The Indian Ocean has been known by its present name since at least 1515 when the Latin form Oceanus Orientalis Indicus (“Indian Eastern Ocean”) is attested, named for India, which projects into it.

What is nine dash line Upsc?

The nine-dash line, at various times also referred to as the ten-dash line and the eleven-dash line (by the ROC), is the demarcation line used by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC), for their claims of the major part of the South China Sea.

Who owns South China Sea?

Private ownership over part of the Spratlies was claimed in 1956 by a Filipino. The claim was based on his alleged discovery of the islands. Currently the Paracels are under the control of China, while the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam each hold part of the Spratlies.

Why is China selling BrahMos to rival states in South China Sea?

That precision makes the BrahMos a red-line sales item to China’s rival claimants in the South China Sea, where Beijing currently has a naval advantage. An estimated 40\% of China’s total $4.6 trillion trade passes through the sea, including 80\% of its energy imports.

Are India-Vietnam naval exercises a ‘springboard’ to the West Pacific?

In a 2018 commentary, the Communist Party-affiliated Global Times said that joint India-Vietnam naval exercises in the South China Sea were a “springboard” for India to “expand influence from the Indian Ocean to the West Pacific.”

Why is India testing BrahMos with Su-30s in northern India?

India has positioned its squadrons of BrahMos-carrying Sukhoi Su-30s at vantage locations in northern India that could strike targets across Pakistan and China amid the Ladakh standoff. India has also increased the frequency at which it test-fires new variants of the BrahMos, presumably to send a cautionary signal to China.