Chandos Publishing Solving Disputes for Regional Cooperation and Development in the South China Sea: A Chinese Perspective (Chandos Asian Studies Series)

This book discusses the South China Sea dispute from a Chinese perspective with regards to history, law, international politics, the economy, diplomacy and military affairs. Not only does it detail China's official position on the sovereignty and maritime disputes in the South China Sea, but also provides analyses of the related factors influencing the origin and development of these disputes. It further assesses the complexity, internationalisation and long-term struggle over the South China Sea and China's efforts in dispute resolution. This book aims to help readers better understand a Chinese perspective on the complexity of the South China Sea disputes, including competition over the sovereignty of the islets, islands regime and its impact on maritime delimitation, overlapping maritime claims, and how the adjacent states can cooperate for resource development in the South China Sea. Key Features: highly pertinent in the context of the growing attention paid to potential international conflicts in the South China Sea; covers a wide range of topics including history, law, international politics, economy, diplomacy and military affairs; one of the very few books written by a Chinese scholar in English in this area. Contents: China s sovereignty claims over the Nansha Islands: Historical evidence; China s sovereignty claims over the Nansha Islands: A legal perspective; China s dispute with Vietnam over the Nansha Islands; China s dispute with the Philippines over the Nansha Islands; China s disputes with Malaysia and Brunei over the Nansha Islands; Recent developments and regional cooperation in the South China Sea.