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Since all claimants in the South China Sea dispute have ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Convention there exists a legal obligation upon all of them to use that major tool for solving the conflict. The South China Sea is a semi-enclosed sea and as expressly stated in article 123 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Convention the co-operation in the exercise of rights and performance of duties is a legal obligation upon all bordering states{jcomments on}