The south China sea disputes : formula for a paradigm shift?

• Main Authors: Robert C. Beckman, Clive H. Schofield
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102175; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19900
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China could trigger a paradigm shift in disputes in the South China Sea if it were to issue charts indicating the outer limit of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims from the islands over which it claims sovereignty. A full effect ‘equidistance line’ from the largest islands towards the surround...