Abstract
Finds a pattern of opportunistic behavior by China to take control of disputed islands through an analysis of South China Sea disputes from the 1970s through the 1990s; highlights role of the US and ASEAN, and disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam. Paracel islands Jan. 1974, Spratly islands Mar. 1988, Mischief Reef 1995 and 1999.
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