Reconciling Assertiveness and Cooperation?
China’s Changing Approach to the South China Sea Dispute
Author: Mingjiang Li
Volume 6, Number 2 (Winter 2010), pp. 49-68.
Abstract
China has been rightly regarded as the most important player in the South China Sea dispute. The nature and scope of China’s claim, its security posture and its military and economic activities in the area have always had profound impacts on the dynamics of the contention in the past decades. This article discusses the recent Chinese policy debate on the South China Sea, and identifies the balance between growing assertiveness and desire for cooperation as a looming policy challenge for China and other claimant parties.
About the Author
Li Mingjiang is Assistant Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanjang Technological University in Singapore. His main research interests include the rise of China in the context of East Asian regional relations and Sino-US relations, China’s diplomatic history, and domestic sources of China’s international strategies. He received his Ph.D. from Boston University in Political Science. He has also studied at the Foreign Affairs University (Beijing) and the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. He was a diplomatic correspondent for Xinhua News Agency from 1999 to 2001. ismjli@ntu.edu.sg.
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