SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE PARACEL ISLANDS IN 1884-1945: AN APPROACH FROM THE RIVALRY BETWEEN FRANCE, CHINA, AND JAPAN Cover Image

SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE PARACEL ISLANDS IN 1884-1945: AN APPROACH FROM THE RIVALRY BETWEEN FRANCE, CHINA, AND JAPAN
SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE PARACEL ISLANDS IN 1884-1945: AN APPROACH FROM THE RIVALRY BETWEEN FRANCE, CHINA, AND JAPAN

Author(s): Quyet Luu, Nguyet Nguyen
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Geography, Regional studies, Regional Geography, Constitutional Law, International Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Welfare systems, Developing nations, Political economy, Politics and law, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Methodology and research technology, Comparative politics, Law on Economics, Geopolitics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies, Maritime Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Administrative Law
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Sovereignty Dispute; Paracel Islands; France; China; Japan

Summary/Abstract: The Paracel Islands are situated in the South China Sea geographic center and have an important strategic location for the military and the economy. Since 1884, France has represented the Vietnamese state as a protectorate to manage the archipelago. In the context of France seeking to expand its influence into the Asia-Pacific region, disputes over sovereignty over the Paracel Islands occurred during the colonial period between France (representing Vietnam), China, and Japan. The article aims to analyze the importance of the Paracel Islands in the policies of France, China, and Japan in general. Moreover, the specific activities of France in the struggle with China and Japan to affirm and protect sovereignty over the Paracel Islands would also be analyzed. Based on primary and secondary data, along with historical research methods, research methods in international relations, and other interdisciplinary research strategies, the article concludes that the Paracel Islands play an important role in the strategies of France, China, and Japan. Hence, the Paracel issue in this period has gone beyond the framework of traditional territorial disputes, becoming "internationalization” with consequences that persist to the present day. France's policy to exploit and administer the Paracel Islands was persistent, thorough, and systematic in the military, economic, political, and diplomatic spheres.

  • Issue Year: 9/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 275-296
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English
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