Shicun Wu, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies, China

Chandos Asian Studies Series No. 49

- 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

- written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected expert in the field of the South China Sea Studies

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.

Solving Disputes for Regional Cooperation and Development 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.

This title is highly pertinent in the context of the growing attention paid to potential international conflicts in the South China Sea, and covers a wide range of topics including history, law, international politics, economy, diplomacy and military affairs.

Readership: Policy makers and subject experts from South China Sea claimant parties, China, Taiwan, ASEAN states, and external players such as US, Japan, India, Australia and Russia. Academics and researchers on maritime studies and the law of the sea; think tanks and research institutes on conflict studies as well as international law, and those with practical business, legal or military interests in the area will also find this book of use.

ISBN 1 84334 685 0

ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 685 2

October 2013

234 pages 234 x 156mm hardback