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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"South China Sea"”.
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Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea
… explore the competing sovereignty claims in the South China Sea and the strategies used to defend those claims. The nations involved in the South China Sea dispute have amplified their military expenditures while confrontations at sea have become increasingly common. The People's Republic of …
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Factors influencing China's behaviour in the South China Sea
This research assesses China's likely future behaviour in relation to the South China Sea disputes, critically evaluating two prominent, related topics of discussion among the International Relations scholars since the late 1980s. One of these topics is theoretical: to what extent is the …
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A common maritime regime for the South China Sea
The South China Sea is a semi-enclosed sea in two respects. In terms of the geographical reality, the region is readily separable from the waters surrounding it. Moreover, it falls under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, which requires littoral states to cooperate in the maritime sphere. At …
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Chinese popular nationalism and PRC policy in the South China Sea
… nationalism and PRC foreign policy on the South China Sea issue. China's shift to a more assertive policy from 2007 was demonstrably unrelated to public opinion, but the resultant international tensions soon attracted domestic attention. The subsequent rise of South China Sea nationalism …
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Trade in Shadow ASEAN-China Trade Relations amidst South China Sea Conflicts
… The relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China present a particular puzzle within this debate. Their relationship is defined by a paradox where there exists two parallel yet contradictory realities.
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China and the South China Sea: The Emergence of the Huaqing Doctrine
China and the South China Sea region will play an important role in global and US strategic policy for the foreseeable future. Because China is an upcoming global economic power, the US and other nations must become cognizant of China's motivations in the South China Sea in order to avoid conflict, …
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Studies of South China Sea circulation and thermal structure using a three dimensional numerical model
The seasonal ocean circulation and thermal structure in the South China Sea (SCS) were studied numerically using the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) with 20 km horizontal resolution and 23 sigma levels conforming to a realistic bottom topography. A sixteen month control run was performed using …
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Media diplomacy in the South China Sea disputes: Vietnam, China and the Philippines 2012 – 2016
… tensions for development until the 2000s, the South China Sea (SCS) issue re-emerged with three notable crises: the Scarborough Shoal dispute, the oil rig crisis and the SCS arbitration case. During the period of the crises (2012 – 2016), although the claimant states avoided conflicts at sea, …
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A multiproxy paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Late Quaternary marine sediments: Sunda Shelf, Southern South China Sea
… of Kuala Terengganu (western Sunda Shelf, southern South China Sea) at ~60 m water depth to characterize late Quaternary paleoenvironments by using bulk sediment magnetic susceptibility (BMS), elemental analysis via X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), and foraminiferal analyses. …
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Territorial and Maritime Disputes in South China Sea: The United States' Strategic Plan of Response
… order or status quo. Some policymakers and researchers have predicted the potential for both conflict and warfare with China. There have been several experts expressing their concerns about what foreign policy measure should the United States adopt and how the United States should react to …
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"Since Time Immemorial": China's Historical Claim in the South China Sea
Four archipelagos in the South China Sea are territorially disputed: the Paracel, Spratly, and Pratas Islands, and Macclesfield Bank. The People’s Republic of China and Republic of China’s claims are embodied by a nine-dashed U-shaped boundary line originally drawn in an official Chinese map in …
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FRIEND OR FOE?: INDONESIA'S SHIFTING POLICY IN RESPONSE TO CHINA'S ASSERTIVENESS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Indonesia’s foreign policy stance toward China is a significant issue as it is a major player and a core member of ASEAN. Southeast Asia is increasingly a competitive and important region of the world where China is asserting its great power status. Since 2009, China-related South China Sea …
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Enhanced vertical mixing within mesoscale eddies due to high frequency winds in the south China sea
The South China Sea is a marginal basin with a complex circulation influenced by the East Asian Monsoon, river discharge and intricate bathymetry. As a result, both the mesoscale eddy field and the near-inertial energy distribution display large spatial variability and they strongly influence the …
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Power in Institutions: Interstate Negotiations of Incremental Agreements for the East and South China Sea Disputes
Attempts of the disputing parties in the East and South China Sea to create institutions in a step-by-step process that reconcile single interests, incentivise cooperation and manage conflict are almost as old as the disputes themselves. This thesis analyses the disputing parties’ negotiation …
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Horizontal linear array sensor localization and preliminary coherence measurements from the 2001 ASIAEX South China Sea experiment
This thesis examines data collected in the South China Sea (SCS) component of the 2001 Asian Seas International Acoustic Experiment (ASIAEX), where a fixed Horizontal Linear Array (HLA) was deployed to study transverse array coherence in a coastal environment. Arrays obtain their gain and …
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Dinoflagellate cyst record and paleoceanography through the Pliocene–Pleistocene transition at ODP Site 1143, southern South China Sea
… from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1143, southern South China Sea, spanning a 2.90–2.41 Ma interval across the Pliocene–Pleistocene boundary, reveals a well preserved and relatively diverse dinoflagellate cyst (dinocyst) record. Generally, the cysts of phototrophic (gonyaulacoid) taxa …
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Identifying source rocks and reservoir elements of South China Sea grabens using 3D seismic data, West Natuna Basin, Indonesia
… risk factors when exploring for hydrocarbons in Southeast Asian rift basins (Sladen, 1997b). In the West Natuna Basin, Indonesia, wells infrequently penetrate most of the synrift section, and as a result source and reservoir potential of the lower synrift is under-evaluated. This study was …
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In Search of a United Regional Front: ASEAN Roadblocks and Conflicting Foreign Policies in Addressing the South China Sea Dispute(s)
The South China Sea has been a major geopolitical flashpoint of the 21st century due to maritime disputes. At stake are billions worth of aquatic resources and untapped energy reserves. Beyond these, larger issues of sovereignty, maritime rights, and the freedom of navigation are in question. The …
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China's New Maritime Legal Enforcement Strategy in the South China Sea: Legal Warfare and an Emerging Contest Over Norms at Sea
China has over the past several years begun to implement a new Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) strategy in the South China Sea. This new MLE strategy utilizes vessels from China's rapidly expanding MLE agencies, reinforced by PLA naval and other military assets, to assert the country's claims …
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