well if I remember correctly there's 2 points here.
number 1 I always read on every single map that is was called the south china sea and point 2: they cant make anybody change any maps at all. it's like mcdonald's trying to exclude the word mcjob in the dictionary.
so I dont see what the big deal about it is. we have called it the south china sea for years, now we dont want china to ask anybody to call it that?
midway
No, only CHINA calls it the South China Sea. Every other Southeast Asian country call it by their native name. China apparently doesn't want that and wants every other country in the world to acknowledge that is "their" sea. That's what [a part] of the fuss over there is about. Apparently, a lot of western powers has already accepted that term simply because China holds more power over Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan or the Philippines.
The other parts includes pirates, and them trying to claim land that they don't even own because there's a recent find that there is possible oil on some islands.
1. The United Nations has officially recognized the region and the name “Southeast Asia”.
2. The countries of Southeast Asia encompass almost the entire South China Sea with a total coastline measuring approximately 130,000 kilometers (81,250 miles) long; whereas the Southern China’s coastline measured about 2,800 kilometers (1,750 miles) in length.
3. The sea is not restricted to a specific country. It is a common heritage of mankind and has actually been used by the international community for centuries as the second most important water channel in the world.A simple change to Southeast Asia Sea would make everyone a little happier. But nooooo, "South China Sea" is right because we own 2.2% of the coastline.
