The high-rate performance of lithium/fluorinated carbon (Li/CFx) battery remains a challenge due to poor discharge dynamics behavior accompanied by the overheating issue. We developed a novel fluorinated reed-carbon with three-dimensional (3D) porous channels to favor discharge dynamics behavior achieving excellent discharge performance as high as 5 C. Typically, the preparation of fluorinated reed-carbon mainly involves three steps, namely, crushing into powders, pre-carbonization of reed and precise fluorination. During the fluorination process, we precisely controlled the fluorination temperature in range of 330–370 °C and gas ratio ( F2 of ~ 15 vol%) to optimize the fluorine carbon ratio. This kind of CFx possesses the novel structure at the scale of micron level ranging from 0.5 to 3 μm, which favors the electrolyte and charge transport through the channels smoothly. This 3D porous structure increases the specific surface area of the CFx material, providing more chemical reaction sites to enhance discharge dynamics behavior and effectively hinder the volume expansion of batteries, which is conductive to improve the high-rate performance of Li/CFx battery. This low-cost and facile approach opens up a novel pathway to design carbon materials and CFx for Li/CFx battery.

The Spratly Islands dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute between China, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei, concerning territorial sovereignty over the Spratly Islands. This conflicting territorial claim between these coastal parties is raising tensions in Asia, so the settlement of this dispute is of key importance for a peaceful atmosphere in the area. The dispute is also significant in respect of being an international geo-strategic, economic, political and legal matter. After a 1988 armed conflict between Vietnamese and Chinese forces, the claimants have looked for approaches to solve the conflict peacefully through different informal endeavors, but due to the complexity of the dispute there are a number of barriers to reaching a permanent settlement. This study puts forward some potential approaches for resolving the dispute, considering its complex nature, by evaluating the six parties’ competing claims and analyzing the legal soundness of their claims.