The core of the South China Sea dispute is China’s nine, now ten-dash line, which encloses about 85.7% of the South China Sea. China’s ten-dash line has a dual purpose, as a maritime claim and as a territorial claim.
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A state that knows its title is strong will be willing to submit to arbitration while a state that knows its title is weak will run away from arbitration