BEIJING, June 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The English edition of The
History and Sovereignty of the South China Sea Islands was
officially released at the 2024 Beijing International Book Fair
(BIBF) in Beijing on Thursday,
China's most international book
event.
The book written by Anthony
Carty, an Irish professor of international law and now
visiting professor at the Institute of Humanities and Social
Sciences of Peking University as well as the School of Law of
Beijing Institute of Technology, shows China's indisputable sovereignty in the South
China Sea. The Chinese edition of the book was published in
November 2023.
In the book, Carty explains how official British and French
archives back China's claims by
examining foreign historical records spanning 120 years. This book
bridges the gap between historical research and international law
studies on the South China Sea issue.
In April 2009, Carty moved from
his position as a chair professor of public law at the University of Aberdeen to Hong Kong, coinciding with the increasing
tensions in the South China Sea due to claims by the Philippines and Vietnam. Curious about this issue, he decided
to investigate further during his summer visit to the UK. To his
surprise, the British National Archives contained substantial
archives indicating that the Nansha Islands were considered Chinese
by default. He later expanded his research to include French
historical documents.
"What seemed at first an obscure and marginal research topic,
remote and tiny islands, gradually became more and more clearly a
hugely urgent issue requiring great attention. Reluctance to engage
in even more extended archival research took on the character of a
passionate quest and a compelling necessity," said Carty at the
release ceremony held at BIBF.
While both the Chinese and English editions of the book have
been released, work on publishing the book in other languages is
currently in progress, introduced Ma Rujun, head of the New Star
Press, publisher of both editions of The History and Sovereignty of
the South China Sea Islands.
Boasting a total of 220,000 books from China and abroad, the 2024 BIBF runs from
Wednesday to Sunday, attracting 1,050 overseas exhibitors, 150 more
than 2023. Global publishing powerhouse countries like Germany, the UK and France also have pavilions at the book
fair.
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SOURCE Global Times