Summary South China Sea Disputes and Law of the Sea explores in great detail the application of specific provisions of UNCLOS and how the framework…
Country or Region: China
Summary This article examines Taiwan’s cross-strait relations with China by analyzing the linkages between their respective security interests and free trade objectives in the twenty-first…
Abstract I examine the views of Chinese scholars during the decade of Hu’s leadership concerning China’s diplomatic strategy with respect to the judgment of China’s…
Abstract Although many observers in the field of Southeast Asian international relations (IRs) predict that Myanmar’s relations with China have faced a grand challenge since…
Abstract As China’s economy continues to expand, its policies and interests change and evolve. Today, Chinese economic and political interests span the globe from Africa…
Abstract Bilateral relations between China and Japan are in a state of disrepair.1 The current nadir began on September 7, 2010, when the Chinese fishing…
Summary This book offers an empirically rich study of Chinese nuclear weapons behaviour and the impact of this behaviour on global nuclear politics since 1949.…
Abstract “Let me reiterate that our treaty commitment to Japan’s security is absolute,” declared President Barack Obama in Tokyo in April 2014. “Article 5 covers…
Abstract The history of the conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea, focusing particularly on the recent disputes between China and Vietnam/the Philippines. The…
Summary China’s ambition is to rise peacefully. Avoiding fierce conflicts with its Asian neighbors is essential to this goal. Jonathan Holslag makes a brilliant case…
Abstract The article discusses China’s diplomatic and military endeavors since the Taiwan Strait crisis of 1995-1996 in an attempt to discourage U.S. involvement in a…
Summary The South China Sea is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous regions, with conflicting diplomatic, legal, and security claims by major and mid-level…
Abstract Even as events in Iraq, Syria, and Ukraine have captured the attention of U.S. foreign policy elites, the United States faces key questions about…
Summary This paper describes a potential disconnect between U.S. military efforts to maintain freedom of access in support of U.S. global interests and the U.S.…
Abstract The diplomatic situation between Japan and China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands has become increasingly precarious over the past decade. Weak diplomatic ties and lack…
