Which country does the South China Sea belong to?

Since 1802, Britain, the United States and other countries have carried out illegal investigations and measurements on Nansha. They found that there were only China people here. Before 1930s, no one questioned China's sovereignty over Nansha Islands. After the end of the Second World War, the Kuomintang government fleet advanced into the South China Sea and brought the South China Sea islands back to the embrace of the motherland. 195 1 The San Francisco Peace Treaty signed by the United States and Japan did not explicitly return the Nansha Islands to China, which led to constant troubles. After the founding of New China, successive leaders have clearly pointed out that the Nansha Islands have always been the territory of China. Before 1970s, the world atlas published by Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union, as well as various documents and authoritative encyclopedias clearly marked Nansha Islands as China. However, after the 1970s, some neighboring countries began to occupy some Nansha Islands, build permanent facilities on the islands, set up administrative agencies, emigrate to the islands, and formulate relevant laws and regulations in an attempt to occupy them permanently. In order to defend its sovereignty, China had military frictions with Viet Nam, the Philippines and other countries in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. 1987, the United Nations conference decided that China should establish an ocean observatory in Nansha Islands. 1March, 988, our ship sailed to Yongzheng Reef for the third time to build an ocean observation station. Viet Nam has taken destructive actions unacceptable to China. /kloc-On the night of March 0/4, the Vietnamese army fired first, and our army fought back bravely and repelled the invading ships. There have also been many conflicts between other countries claiming "sovereignty" over Nansha. In the late 1980s, the Philippine Air Force built an airstrip on the island it occupied. 1991September 16, Malaysia also announced that it would build an airstrip on the Nansha island reef it occupied, and also expanded its island reef from the mainland to turn it into a sightseeing spot. Vietnam sent people to Nansha to inspect and build fishing ports and lighthouses. From 65438 to 0999, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and other countries launched a new round of resource plunder in the South China Sea. Especially in 200 1, Vietnam accelerated its immigration to the islands and reefs it occupied and increased the construction of permanent military and civilian facilities. The mainland and Taiwan Province Province cooperate closely. The South China Sea Islands are a general term for many islands, sandbars, reefs, shoals and shoals, with a length of 1.800 km from north to south and about 900 km from east to west. The island reef starts from the coastal Wei Bei Beach in the north, reaches Zengmu shoal in the south, Wan 'an Beach in the west and Huangyan Island in the east. From north to south, it can be roughly divided into four archipelagic countries: Dongsha, Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha. Usually, islands and reefs are called islands, sandbars, reefs, beaches and shoals according to their height from the water. There are 36 islands and beaches in Nansha Islands. Taiping Island is the largest island in Nansha Islands, with an area of about 0.43 square kilometers. Zengmu shoal is the southernmost part of China territory. There are more than 230 islands and reefs in Nansha sea area. The Philippines began to send troops to occupy Nansha Island in 1970, and has occupied about 10 island reef so far. Vietnam currently occupies about 30 islands and reefs. Since the 1980 s, the island robbery has intensified. Malaysia occupied five islands and reefs during this period. Although Indonesia and Brunei did not send troops to occupy it, they declared more than 80,000 square kilometers along the traditional coast of China as their "sovereignty". At present, the PLA has been stationed in seven islands and reefs, and Taiwan Province Province controls Taiping Island. The mainland and Taiwan Province Province once had good cooperation on the Nansha issue. Taiping Island is the largest in Nansha Islands, with dense forests and broad-leaved trees as high as more than 30 meters. There are docks, fortifications and buildings around the island. There are more than 400 Taiwan officers and men on the island. 1988, before the conflict with the Vietnamese navy, the mainland fleet docked at Taiping Island for a week, supplementing a large amount of fresh water and main and non-staple foods, reflecting the affection of Chinese people on both sides of the strait when it comes to national sovereignty. The active military involvement of all parties in Nansha has always been the shadow of Southeast Asian soldiers. Viet Nam, the Philippines and Ma Jiaqiang have increased their military strength on the Nansha Island reef. The west believes that Vietnam has more than 600 troops stationed on the islands and reefs it occupies. The Philippines has about 1 0,000 marines stationed on the islands and reefs it occupies, and has an airstrip of 1 0,300 meters long. Malaysia has 100 troops stationed on the islands and reefs it occupies, and has a 600-meter-long airstrip. It is worth noting that some irrelevant countries have also extended their tentacles to the South China Sea. Geographically, the South China Sea is one of the most important and busiest international maritime communication lines in the world, which is very important to the United States, Japan and Russia. In addition, some countries have made the South China Sea issue more complicated for the strategic consideration of preventing, containing and containing China. In the short term, this situation will be difficult to fundamentally change. Therefore, many military exercises were held in the South China Sea. 1999, as many as 14 joint military exercises were conducted by the US military and neighboring countries in the South China Sea, reaching 16 in 2000. The amount of practice in these two years is still increasing. Not long ago, an Indian naval task force consisting of five warships, 1 submarines and several supply ships rushed out of the Straits of Malacca and went to the South China Sea for so-called "voyage training".