Scenarios of the China's ADIZs above the South China Sea

AuthorLe Duy Tran
Pages278-279
278 Le Duy Tran
Scenarios of the China
s ADIZs above
the South China Sea
Le Duy Tran
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Even though no international legal instrument explicitly provides the right for States
to establish ADIZs, such zones have been unilaterally declared since the 1950s. Chinas
ADIZ above the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands - a disputed area in the East China Sea and her
recent activities in disputed maritime features in the South China Sea have given rise to
concerns about other ADIZs that Beijing may possibly establish above this area. In that
context, this paper ventures to draw some potential ADIZs, which may be established by
China above the South China Sea, and predicts diplomatic and legal reactions from other
States.
Keywords
SCS ADIZ, South China Sea, Paracel, Spratly, Nine-dash Line, UNCLOS,
EEZ
1. Background
 ADIZs) are a point of issue of the 21st century’s

 
   
Research fellow of the University of Melbourne. LL.B. (Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam), LL.M. (Melbourne).
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8557-4817. The author would like to convey my sincere thanks to Dr. Nguyen
Dang Thang, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam and Ms. Pham Ngoc Minh Trang, Faculty of International Relations,
University of Social Science and Humanity, Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City for their support and
advice during this research. The author may be contacted at: duytranle86@gmail.com / Address: No. 181, Doi Can Str.,
Ward/Commune: Ba Dinh Dist., Ha Noi, Viet Nam
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14330/jeail.2016.9.1.12

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