The South China Sea From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic Competition. [electronic resource] :
- Milton : Routledge, 2020.
- 1 online resource (265 pages).
- Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Ser. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Acronyms; Maps; Introduction: the development of the South China Sea dispute; 1 Four aspects of the crisis in the South China Sea; 2 ASEAN and the South China Sea; 3 ASEAN, China, and the Code of Conduct; 4 China and the South China Sea: continuities and adaptions; 5 Vietnam and the South China Sea; 6 The Philippines-China joint development; 7 Japan and the South China Sea; 8 The US and the South China Sea 9 South China Sea: geopolitical connectedness to the Indian Ocean10 European powers and the South China Sea; 11 International law, force, and coercion in the South China Sea; 12 Military build-up in the South China Sea; 13 Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in the South China Sea; 14 US employment of marine unmanned vehicles in the South China Sea; Conclusion; Index
This book explores the very latest developments in the South China Sea maritime dispute. It examines the South China Sea as an arena for geostrategic competition between China and the United States and why the dispute is so important for regional and global geopolitics. It outlines the most recent developments in the sea itself and assesses the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the current views of the contesting claimants. It considers the position of countries from outside the region, India as well as Japan; surveys military and naval developments; and examines confidence building, preventive diplomacy, and dispute resolution measures. The book concludes by highlighting the points of greatest risk and by discussing how the situation is likely to develop going forward.