The power and interest nexus: explaining China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

• Main Author: Yaw, David Chia Han.
• Other Authors: Norman Vesonadan Vasu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53680
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study aims to decipher if the current rise of China and tensions in the South China Sea mark the beginning of an increasingly assertive claim of “indisputable sovereignty” on the part of China, and its implications to the other stakeholders. Focusing on China’s behavior within the South China S...