Kircher Library Geography

Please note this was published in 1999 so it will not contain more contemporary information.

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Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article offers information on the complexity of the South China Sea disputes. Topics discussed include information on the China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over all of the Spratly features based on history, discovery and the usage; discussions on the government obligated and domestically pressured to defend the sovereignty of their national territory; and the information on the China-U.S. struggle for dominance in the South China Sea.

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article discusses various aspects of an international contest over the South China Sea waterway as of 2016, and it mentions how the governments of Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines each claim ownership to land masses and portions of the Spratly Islands such as Flat Island and Fiery Cross Reef. The economic aspects of international trade involving the South China Sea are assessed, along with the presence of U.S. armed forces in the South China Sea region.

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article discusses potential trading implications of the South China Sea territorial dispute between China and the Philippines

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. This article focuses on the Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea, the center of dispute between China and Southeast Asia. The islands are being claimed by the People's Republic of China and Vietnam as well as by the Philippines, Brunei, and Malaysia. A discussion on the disputes that China had with the Philippines and Vietnam over Spratly islands is included. The author stresses the need for meaningful negotiation to find a peaceful political solution to the South China Sea conflict.

Q&A segment that discusses Australia Day, impacts of settlement on Indigenous Australians and more

This link is to a curated research guide on the South China Sea..

List of resources on Government policies and legislation relating to Indigenous peoples.

List of resources on Indigeneous Australians and voting rights.

List of resources on the Stolen Generation.

List of resources on the apology to the Stolen Generation.

List of resources on the apology to the 1967 Referendum.

Interactive multimedia website created by the ABC. Is an excellent source of information that covers impacts, reconciliation and perspectives/personal stories of Aboriginal peoples.

Short segment from the documentary " A World in Disarray". It looks at China and the conflict/tension relating to the South China Sea.

Short segment from 7:30 TV program. It outlines the causes, impacts and varying perspectives relating to the dispute.

Eric Campbell reports from a conflict zone in the South China sea. In a world exclusive, Foreign Correspondent reports from the island dispute threatening war with China.

"The challenges for Australia as China and the US struggle for supremacy in Asia. In interviews with key players from the world of diplomacy and strategic affairs, the program explores how Australia is trying to balance two competing interests. Reporter, Peter Greste and a Four Corners team travelled to the South China Sea to investigate the rising tensions caused by China's rapid military expansion. As the standoff intensifies, the program examines the growing pressure on Australia to take sides."