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The South China Sea award on July 12th has raised heated discussion across the world. Various countries have expressed their positions over the award and the South China Sea issue. According to the Chinese government and media, there are 66 countries publicly supporting China’s position over the South China Sea issue. However, doubts have risen around the number in the United States. According to some American think tanks there are 10 countries publicly supporting China while some American media, only 8. They even assert that China “trumpeted” the number.
To figure out the truth, our research team, international studies dept. of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY), has to verify on our own by conducting an independent study. We explored the information by extensively searching the internet, and then looked for media reports, official statements, diplomatic documents and talking points releases to track authoritative sources.
Our key finding is as follows:
71 Countries are found to publicly support China’s position over the South China Sea dispute. It is even possible that our team still miss some others.
(With dates when they declare, state, publish, are released by diplomatic documents, talking points or by media. Notice some of them made many times among which we only picked up one.)
Africa (40):
The Republic of Kenya 06/15/2016
The United Republic of Tanzania 05/31/2016
The Republic of Zambia 06/13/2016
Republic of Cameroon 06/15/2016
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 06/15/2016
The Republic of Mali 07/06/2016
The Republic of Niger 05/19/2016
The Republic of Uganda 05/30/2016
The Commonwealth of Eritrea 05/30/2016
The Republic of Sierra Leone 06/09/2016
The Gabonese Republic 05/12/2016
The Central African Republic 06/28/2016
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau 06/24/2016
The Republic of Guinea 07/19/2016
The Republic of Benin 07/11/2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo 06/28/2016
Republic of Zimbabwe 06/30/2016
The Republic of Angola 07/01/2016
The Republic of Liberia 07/05/2016
The Republic of Senegal 07/08/2016
The Republic of Tunisia Doha Declaration * 05/12/2016
The Kingdom of Morocco Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Republic of Mozambique 05/18/2016
The Republic of Congo 06/20/2016
The Republic of Burundi 05/18/2016
The Republic of Togo 05/17/2016
People‘s Democratic Republic of Algeria Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Republic of Sudan 04/28/2016
The Republic of Djibouti Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
State of Libya Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Republic of Chad 07/28/2016
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Somalia Democratic Republic Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Union of Comoros Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Islamic Republic of Gambia 04/21/2016 Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Republic of South Africa 06/22/2016
The Arab Republic of Egypt Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Asia(22)：
Yemen Republic Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Sultanate of Oman Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Republic of Lebanon Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Republic of Iraq Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
The Democratic Socialist Republic of SriLanka 04/09/2016
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 05/18/2016
People’s Republic of Bangladesh 04/27/2016
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 04/23/2016
Kingdom of Cambodia 04/23/2016
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Kingdom of Bahrain Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Republic of Uzbekistan 06/24/2016
The State of Palestine Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Republic of Tajikistan 06/24/2016
State of Kuwait Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
State of Qatar Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Islamic Republic of Pakistan 04/28/2016
United Arab Emirates（UAE）Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Doha Declaration 05/12/2016
Republic of Kazakhstan 04/28/2016
Europe(4)：
The Russian Federation 04/29/2016
The Republic of Belarus 04/27/2016
America(3)：
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela 05/10/2016
The Commonwealth of Dominica 06/24/2016
Oceania(2)：
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea 07/08/2016
The Republic of Vanuatu 05/25/2016
International Organizations(2)：
League of Arab StatesDoha Declaration 05/12/2016
Shanghai Cooperation Organization 06/24/2016
* These countries expressed supporting to China’s position on the South China Sea issue in the Doha Declaration jointly adopted at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum on May 12th, 2016, available in Chinese and Arabic on the official website of the Forum since June. A Wall Street Journal Report on July 17, however, claimed "it was still being translated".
Our research team includes:
Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China (RDCY)
Chen Xiaochen, Researcher, Head of Dept. of International Studies of RDCY
Chang Yudi, RDCY intern researcher
Cheng Yang, RDCY research assistant
Zhou Ximeng, RDCY research assistant
Su Yue, RDCY intern
Dong Yi, RDCY intern
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Key Words： South China Sea; RDCY; arbitration
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