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Examine the claim that contrasting material are the main cause of conflict.
To be able to examine the claim that contrasting material are the main cause of conflict, one
must be able to understand the meaning of the key concepts involved in this claim. The first
concept is conflict. According to the IB, conflict is the dynamic process of actual or perceived
opposition between individuals or groups. A conflict can be violent or non-violent. Violence
is another key concept related to this claim, is generally defined as the application of
physical or psychological force to another individual. Nonviolence is defined as the practice
of advocating one’s own or others’ rights without physically harming the opponent. In this
essay, there will be argued with the use of examples that contrasting material are the main
cause of conflict.
The first example used to evaluate whether contrasting materials are the main cause of
conflict is the going to be argue in favor of the claim. The South China Sea is a 3 million km
area and is one of the world's busiest waterways. It is afflicted by territorial conflicts
involving China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei. Based on diverse
historical and geographic accounts, the Philippines, Vietnam, China, Brunei, Taiwan, and
Malaysia all have different, sometimes overlapping sovereignty claims over the sea. The
reason why all these countries want to claim the territory is because it is rich in resources
as it contains 10% of the world’s fishery ,30% of global shipping trade, is
house the world’s biggest coral reefs,