You are Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. Your task is to write a policy memo to the NSC that is no longer than three pages. The memo must identity which country has the best claim under international law to territory in the South China Sea and explain why that claim is the best.
http://activelearningps.com/2017/05/15/south-china-sea-simulation-part-1/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/05/31/world/asia/Territorial-Claims-in-South-China-Sea.html
https://www.cfr.org/asia-and-pacific/chinas-maritime-disputes/p31345/#!/
http://www.businessinsider.com/tensions-in-the-south-china-sea-explained-in-18-maps-2015-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea
https://amti.csis.org/
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