Sovereignty over paracels : article lets off Beijing lightly

• Main Authors: Huy, Duong, Tuan, Pham
• 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/10356/102876; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19962
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In his RSIS Commentary No 88/2014 Tensions in the South China Sea: Whose Sovereignty over Paracels? Scam Bateman suggests that China may be within its rights in deploying the Haiyang 981 oil rig in its present location. The piece fails to support this view and presents an unbalanced perspective if t...