Security in the South China Sea : China's balancing act and new regional dynamics

• Main Author: Li, Mingjiang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90568; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/5941
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In essence, Chinese policies over the South China Sea (SCS) disputes since the mid 1990s can be characterized as trying to strike a balance between sovereignty, development and security interests. China, like other disputants, never explicitly compromised its sovereignty claim. However, there have a...