Abstract
Rising East Asian maritime tensions between China and its neighbors since 2009 without military conflict are explained by compelling factors including China’s assertiveness, the expanding US regional presence, territorial defiance by China’s neighbors, and restraining factors including Beijing’s “struggle without breaking” policy guideline, the US accommodation school, and neighbors’ hedging strategy.
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