203.In recent years, the territorial dispute in the South China Sea has become one of the hot issues in Asia-Pacific region. It is neither an isolated issue, nor solely concerning the international law of the sea, but involves multiple disciplines ranging from physics geography, history, politics, diplomacy, law, military affairs, to economics and so on. These sub-issues are all tightly and intricately interconnected with each other. This book is to briefly introduce some basic information and background knowledge such as the physical conditions of the South China Sea and related legal issues for reference.