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

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

China does not have valid territorial claims to the South China Sea islands. To suggest that Beijing should be permitted to claim an exclusive economic zone from these islands is counterproductive and will put China one step closer to achieving de facto control of the South China Sea. ASEAN nations...

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Main Author: Raul (Pete) Pedrozo
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102303
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19907
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:China does not have valid territorial claims to the South China Sea islands. To suggest that Beijing should be permitted to claim an exclusive economic zone from these islands is counterproductive and will put China one step closer to achieving de facto control of the South China Sea. ASEAN nations can stand by and allow China to incrementally solidify its maritime claims in the South China Sea through threats and coercion or they can stand up to Chinese brinkmanship before it’s too late.

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