The South China Sea: Beijing’s Challenge to ASEAN and UNCLOS and the Necessity of a New Multi-tiered Approach

• Main Author: Roberts, Christopher
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85477; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43715
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This Working Paper examines the South China Sea disputes and primarily focuses on developments since 2013 when the Philippines filed for international arbitration. The first part of the paper examines how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China reacted to the arbitral process an...