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Dragon in the shadow: calculating China's advances in the South China Sea |
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Sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands: Analyzing the Viewpoints of Vietnam and China |
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Tu Dang Minh Thu[1]
(Translated from Vietnamese by Le Duc)
Thoi Dai Moi
Journal of Research and Discussion
No. 11 – July 2007
When speaking of the Eastern Sea (South China Sea), no one does not think of two very beautiful names of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. Unfortunately, these two names have become attached to things contrary to what is good, beautiful, harmonious, because these two distant archipelagos are the subject of a fierce conflict among the countries and territories in the region. The dispute has prolonged nearly a century but has not been resolved, but instead, intensifies day by day. It has now become a threat to peace in Southeast Asia.
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China as a regional hegemon? |
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By Paul H.B. Godwin
INTRODUCTION
In the late 1970s, Deng Xiaoping initiated the reform programs that were to end the internal chaos generated by Mao Zedong's obsessions and China's self-imposed isolation from the world. The success of Deng's reforms and his strategy of 'opening China to the world'' have transformed the People's Republic of China (PRC) into a major player in world politics. Deng's market-oriented reforms resulted in a booming economy and made China a significant global trading country. His comprehensive defense modernization programs are reconstructing the once lumbering, obsolescent People's Liberation Army (the PLA—as the services and branches are collectively named) into a modern defense force. The benefits accruing to China from Deng's reform programs were complemented by the Cold War's end, the dissolution of the USSR, and Beijing's diplomatic efforts to establish working, if not cordial, relations with its Asian neighbors. The combined effect of internal reforms, major changes in the international environment and Beijing's diplomatic activism has made China more integrated with Asia and the world, and militarily more secure than at any time in the past 150 years. This transformation has added real gravitas to China's pre-existing status as a veto-wielding permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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Security Implications of Conflict in the South China Sea: Exploring Potential Triggers of Conflict |
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A Pacific Forum CSIS Special Report
Prepared by Ralph A. Cossa
Honolulu, Hawaii
March 1998
Executive Summary
INTRODUCTION When one is asked to identify Southeast Asia's potential hot spots, the South China Sea invariably ranks at or near the top of the list. The lingering territorial dispute among Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam over parts or all of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea does not appear ripe for any near-term solution. And, while all claimants have expressed a desire to settle the dispute peacefully, military force has been used before both to enforce and expand national claims and could be employed again, possibly with far-reaching disastrous consequences.
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Vietnamese Strategic Culture and the Coming Struggle for the South China Sea.
Butterfield, Andrew A.
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
DEC 1996
Abstract : Despite inferior strength, Vietnam clings to
extensive claims in the South China Sea in conflict with China's
claims. Through use of the concept of 'strategic culture,' this thesis
investigates the factors, including perceived historical lessons, that
drive Vietnam to maintain this strategic posture. The most relevant
lessons are that (1) China perpetually desires and frequently attempts
to dominate Vietnam, and that resistance historically has served
Vietnam better than appeasement; and (2) Vietnam has the inherent
ability to attract foreign benefactors that will help her balance
against Chinese power and achieve her own goals. The author explores
how these lessons have shaped a modern-day Vietnamese strategic culture
and whether it is suited to the strategic realities that Vietnam
currently faces. A conclusion is that Vietnam's current strategic
culture is likely to continue either until it is shown to be inadequate
in conflict with China over control of the South China Sea, or until
Vietnam succeeds in attracting a new benefactor or protector.
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