Given that the South China Sea disputes stem from overlapping claims to “exclusive economic zones,” not open ocean, the UN convention is not entirely relevant. But another international agreement does provide some guidance for settling these disputes: the San Francisco Peace Treaty, which entered into force in 1952 and officially ended World War II in the Asia-Pacific region.
鉴于南中国海争端来自主权要求重叠的“专属经济区”而非公海，在此并不完全适用联合国公约。但另一项国际条约的确能为解决此类纠纷提供某些指导原则：那就是签字生效于1952年、正式结束亚太地区二战的旧金山和平条约。