China: Fishing to expand maritime territories?

China: Fishing to expand maritime territories?

Increasing Chinese maritime law enforcement capabilities in the South China Sea (SCS) ostensibly to protect the interests of its fishermen, may only exacerbate tensions in one of the world's closely monitored regional flashpoints. This is especially so in the context of increasing commercial fi...

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Main Author: Pitlo, Lucio Blanco, III
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2013
Subjects:
Maritime boundaries—China
Territorial waters—China
South China Sea—Boundaries
International Relations
Political Science
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12811
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Institution: De La Salle University
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Summary:Increasing Chinese maritime law enforcement capabilities in the South China Sea (SCS) ostensibly to protect the interests of its fishermen, may only exacerbate tensions in one of the world's closely monitored regional flashpoints. This is especially so in the context of increasing commercial fishing operations by SCS littoral states and the absence of a multilateral understanding on fishing in the tightly-contested area.

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