00:00The nine-dash line is the approximate demarcation marking a portion of the South China Sea, on which
00:05China claims to hold territorial sovereignty.
00:08It was originally installed by the Republic of China, on the ground floor, and is now used by the government.
00:13of the People's Republic of China, PRC, 1, 2.
00:17The position of the RPC and the ground floor is the same on this issue.
00:21China defends its claims by establishing fixed bases, notably the Great Sand Wall.
00:26In July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the United Nations ruled that China had not
00:32there is no legal basis for claiming the territories delimited by this line, and these claims are incompatible with the
00:38United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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