1st Edition
China's Policy towards the South China Sea When Geopolitics Meets the Law of the Sea
Introduction Chapter One: The Law of the Sea regime and the transformation of sovereign disputes in the South China Sea Chapter Two: The pre-1971 period: the PRC’s initial claims in the SCS and its view of international regimes Chapter Three: China in the UNCLOS III era: where changes began Chapter Four: The 1980s: shaping a new game in the SCS Chapter Five: A multilateral turn in the SCS: 1990-2002 Chapter Six: The 2002-2013 period : changes and continuities Chapter Seven: The South China Sea Arbitration case and beyond Chapter Eight: Conclusion
Biography
Lingqun Li is a research fellow at the China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University, China. She holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Delaware, USA. Her research interests include Great Power relations in the South China Sea, maritime security in East and Southeast Asia, regional maritime cooperation in the South China Sea and other enclosed and semi-enclosed sea areas, and China's marine governance system.
