Disputes have troubled the waters of the South China Sea for decades. But who has the true claim to sovereignty?

In this episode of China Chat, host Miao Xiaojuan speaks with curator Xin Lixue at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea, where shipwrecks, punch bowls, and handwritten route books all have a story to tell!

A Miao Xiaojuan Studio Film

A Xinhua News Agency Production