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Lose the south China sea is equivalent to lose a third of China's total oil and gas resources
Waters were partitioned, reef being invaded, resources were seized, security threatened - this is China's Marine rights situation faced with four big problem.
Marine important, as early as 2500 years ago, the Greek Marine scholars DE themistocles had predicted: "who control the sea, who took control of everything. Today, the population explosion, energy shortage, "hunger" human is more and more relying on the ocean. In 1960, the world only 12 countries in offshore oil production, oil production 190 million tons, accounting for 9.2% of the total oil output. And now, almost all of the maritime countries into action, offshore drilling amounted to more than 30000, production has accounted for 1/5 of the total oil output in the strong, the total output value of more than 200 billion us dollars, accounting for more than 70% of the gross output value of Marine economy.
However modern, China's coastal areas and territorial seas rights not very attention. Marine homeland has not included in the country's economic regionalization territory. Since the founding of new China, a total of done three big economic divisions, 3 times are not the sea land into economic divisions in. By the end of 2010, the state council issued "the national main body function region planning" pointed out that, in view of the sea land space in the national main body function region in the construction of particularity, will be promulgated and implemented the national Marine main body function region planning ". But the plan has not issued.
The south China sea is the largest and deepest four sea domain, the most abundant natural resources of the sea area, but since the last century s south China sea resources strategic significance since being sure, this piece of empty strategic position quickly be peripheral other countries plunder.
China has always adhered to the "sovereignty belongs to me, shelve disputes, common development" principle, but China's "high restraint" did not get neighboring countries of the same attitude. So far, the south China sea neighboring countries in the south China sea has opened 1380 blocs, the world each big oil companies from the equation.
This is largely affected China's Marine energy security. The xinhua news agency disclosed data display, lose south China sea resources, equivalent to lose a third of the total resources of oil and gas in China.
The south China sea, shouldn't become "the paradise of adventurers". Strengthen the right of sea, formulate scientific south China sea energy security strategy, has very important strategic significance and urgency. Continental and sea as a whole should be the direction of China's future pursuit.
With the United States energy information administration forward analysis think, from now until 2025, Asian developing countries oil consumption is expected to be an average annual increase of 3%. If according to this trend continued, the country's oil demand will from 2002 barrels per day to rise to 2025 years of nearly 33.6 million barrels per day.
Neighboring countries thirst for energy, make one in the south China sea hot - this piece of sea oil reserves is as high as 41.8 billion tons, 7.5539 trillion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, but also has the rich submarine combustible ice reserves, has "the second Persian gulf," said.
Nearly 30 years, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, brunei, Indonesia and other countries have to strengthen the development and utilization of the south China sea, the development pace also from offshore deep sea continued to advance. A famous western oil companies provide report shows that the above five countries had more than 200 home with western oil companies, in the south China sea (SCS) cooperation drilling about 1380 mouth drilling, oil output reached 50 million tons. The digital equivalent to China's daqing oil field the most brilliant period of is.
The south China sea is not only rich in resources, or the asia-pacific region sea "guttural thoroughfare", here are the world's most busy shipping lanes. If by weight, each year more than half of the countries merchant fleet need through the south China sea, is the Suez Canal per three times, is the panama canal 15 times. Data show that in the international trade shipping, raw materials and food on the total traffic volume of more than 90%, among them, oil and oil products accounted for about 55%, iron ore accounted for about 10%.
Specific perspective, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan from the Middle East, Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc imported crude oil, more than 80% need to go through the south China sea transportation; From South Africa, Vietnam, the import of liquefied natural gas and coal, and the vast majority of need to walk the line. Can say, South Korea more than two-thirds of energy supply, Japan and Taiwan more than 60% of the energy supply relies on the south China sea "life route". China also has a 80% crude oil import is through the south China sea to the domestic.
Therefore, whether from energy, route, or geopolitical start, the south China sea is regarded as "top priority". Not only the surrounding countries here as "the paradise of adventurers", even if is the United States, Russia such "distant" country, also want to in the south China sea (SCS) for "berth".
"China's waters sovereignty claims of more than 300 square kilometers, but the bohai sea were 30000,, and the east China sea were 300000,, and the south China sea has 1.2 million, more than half a controversial with surrounding countries." China HaiJian corps an official said, "China land demarcation basic defined, but the sea territory, only a beibu gulf bay mouth area within the sea, equivalent to should be delimited 7%. There are a lot of waters not defined, is an important factor caused by maritime disputes.
South China sea resources vested interest
Now, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, brunei, Indonesia and other countries already with western countries cooperation, from the development of oil and gas has made great economic benefits. Vietnam rely on white tiger oilfield, etc., has successfully from crude oil net importer into a net exporter.
Nansha waters surrounding countries divided by their overlapping each other tender area, and constantly expand the exploration area, and most of the area in traditional Chinese coastal line namely "9 section line" inside.
In the above five countries, Vietnam and China in the south China sea and the rights and interests of the most violent race. Vietnam in 1977 published its exclusive economic zone and on its continental shelf, into the traditional Chinese coastal line in more than 100 square kilometers.
At present, Vietnam has defined in the south China sea 185 block, a large part of the block belongs to China xisha, nansha sea areas. With the bidding block, Vietnam and more than 50 foreign oil companies have signed oil exploration and development contract. "Vietnam in the south China sea oil and gas resources, the exploitation value of conservative said accounted for 19% of its gross domestic product above, there are also several it is said that 30%." The above HaiJian officials said.