South China Sea //free\\ [SAFE]

The most contentious element is China’s claim, known as the This sweeping demarcation, originally drawn in 1947, encompasses nearly 90% of the South China Sea, including waters within 200 nautical miles of the coasts of Vietnam and the Philippines. Critics argue that the line has no basis in international law, as it claims entire archipelagos and vast expanses of high seas, ignoring the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of other coastal states.