China's oil rig move : casting doubt on neighbourliness

• Main Author: Nguyen, Hung Son
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::China
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102798; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19971
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China’s recent move to locate its oil rig in disputed territory in the South China Sea has cast doubts about Beijing’s overtures for friendship and neighbourliness. What kind of great power does China intend to become?