The nine-dash line, also referred to as the eleven-dash line by Taiwan, is a set of line segments on various maps that accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China (PRC, "Mainland China") and the Republic of China (ROC, "Taiwan") in the South China Sea. [1]

2016年7月19日 · China's territorial claims in the South China Sea are made on the basis of a nine-dash line. What are its origins? Is its claim to the South China Sea fact or fiction?

2024年9月5日 · The U-shaped nine-dash line that outlines China’s claims in the South China Sea is a long-standing bone of contention among the other claimants over the vast waterway and has been open to ...

2023年7月25日 · Broadly speaking, the nine-dash line (also known as the eleven-dash line, the U-shaped line, and the dotted line) is a visual representation of China’s claims that appears on some Chinese official maps and comparative maps of disputed claims in the South China Sea.

2016年6月2日 · China could clarify what the nine-dash line means — and reduce tensions — without giving away any of its territorial claims. China has not precisely articulated – in terms familiar to sea...

2016年7月7日 · Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea. On July 12 a UN tribunal will deliver a long-awaited verdict on Beijing’s sweeping claims to the vital waterway. Each year more than $5 trillion in...

2016年7月19日 · China's territorial claims in the South China Sea are made on the basis of a nine-dash line now ruled spurious by an international court. But where did the line originate from and why is...

2016年7月12日 · At the heart of the South China Sea dispute is the “nine-dash line”, Beijing’s claim that encircles as much as 90 per cent of the ­contested waters. The line runs as far as 2,000km from the...

The South China Sea has generally been a calm area of sea since ancient times. Until the late twentieth century, it had provided a fertile fishing ground for local fishermen from China and other littoral states, and a smooth route of navigation for the nations of the region and the rest of the international community.

2023年2月10日 · China claims everything inside it as its own, ignoring protests from neighbouring countries. Last year its coastguard spent longer patrolling key reefs along the line than ever before. China’s...