OVERVIEW

This thematic unit contains seven texts on the topic of territorial disputes in the South China Sea. After an introductory text, the unit is divided into two topical clusters of three texts each. The texts in this thematic unit range in difficulty from ILR level 2+ to ILR level 3.  

See the corresponding thematic unit titled "Territorial Disputes in South China Sea: Perspectives from People’s Republic of China" for additional practice on this topic.

Introductory Text
South China Sea Overview after Arbitration Ruling (ILR level 2+)

Topical Cluster I: Law, Arbitration, and Diplomacy
Responses to Arbitration Results (ILR level 2+)
Duterte’s Visit to China (ILR level 2+)
Duterte’s Strategy in China (ILR level 3)

Topical Cluster II: Military Infrastructure and Involvement
Responses to China’s Test Flight on Fiery Cross Reef (ILR level 2+)
Prearbitration Military Exercises and Analysis of Tribunal (ILR level 3)
Analysis of China’s Militarization of Scarborough Shoal (ILR level 3)