Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea, 2015 Navigating Rough Waters

Heightened tensions in the South China Sea have raised serious concerns about the dangers of conflict in this region as a result of unresolved, complex territorial disputes. This volume offers detailed insights into a range of country-perspectives, addressing the historical, legal, structural, regional and multilateral dimensions of these disputes

1. Introduction: Unknotting Tangled Lines in the South China Sea Dispute; Jing Huang and Sharinee Jagtiani PART I: ORIGINS 2. Origins of the South China Sea Disputes; Nguyen Thi Lan Anh PART II: LEGAL DIMENSIONS 3. "Setting Aside Disputes and pursuing Joint Development' at Crossroads in South China Sea; Zhang Xinjun 4. The Philippines v. China Case and the South China Sea Disputes; Robert Beckman PART III: THE ROLE OF ASEAN: CHALLENGES AND CHOICES 5. ASEAN's Position on the South China Sea and Implications for Regional Peace and Security; Heng Yee Kuang 6. A Critical Assessment of ASEAN's Diplomacy Regarding the South China Sea; Walter Lohman PART IV: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES 7. Taiwan in the South China Sea Disputes: Policies and Prospects; Katherine Tseng 8. Philippines Approaches to the South China Sea Disputes: International arbitration and the challenges of a rule-based regime; Angelo A. Jimenez PART V 9. The United States, China, and Cooperation in the South China Sea; PatrickCronin 10. The South China Sea Disputes: Whither A Solution?; Yang Fang Conclusion Harmony from Disunity: Core Issues and Opportunities in the South China Sea; Andrew Billo

Angelo Azura Jimenez Jaromay Laurente and Pamaos Law Offices, the Philippines Robert Beckman, National University of Singapore (NUS) Patrick Cronin, Center for a New American Security (CNAS), USA Yang Fang, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore Sharinee Jagtiani, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam Walter Lohman, The Heritage Foundation, USA Hui-Yi Katherine Tseng, National University of Singapore Zhang Xinjun, Tsinghua University, China Heng Yee Kuang, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore