Enterprises, Localities, People, and Policy in the South China Sea : Beneath the Surface

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This volume takes readers beneath the surface of the South China Sea by exploring critical but under-researched issues related to the maritime territorial disputes. It draws attention to the importance of private sector, civil society, and subnational actors’ roles in the disputes and sheds light on key policy issues that are addressed less often in the literature. By going beyond mainstream analyses focused solely on issues of traditional security, resource economics, and international law, it offers a fresh and engaging look at the South China Sea disputes. The book is divided into five parts – historical foundations, enterprises, localities, people, and policy – and its chapters investigate historiography in the region, the global defense industry’s role as beneficiary of the disputes, tourism as a territorial strategy, the roles of provinces and local governments, disaster management, confidence-building measures, environmental and science diplomacy, and other topics seldom discussed in other analyses of the South China Sea disputes. The book’s diverse content and fresh perspectives make it an essential read not only for policymakers and those in the international relations community but also for all others interested in gaining a more well-rounded understanding of the many issues at stake in the South China Sea maritime territorial disputes. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Writing the History of the South China Sea Disputes (Bill Hayton)....Pages 3-24 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 Undisputed Winners: The Benefits and Beneficiaries of the South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes (Jonathan Spangler)....Pages 27-60 Tourism as a Territorial Strategy in the South China Sea (Ian Rowen)....Pages 61-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 The Role of Provinces in Decision-Making Processes in China: The Case of Hainan Province (Olga Daksueva, Joyce Juo-yu Lin)....Pages 77-96 Tier 2 Diplomacy: Local Government Cooperation amid Tensions in the South China Sea (Mark Henderson)....Pages 97-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Disaster Management in the South China Sea: A Chance for Peace and Cooperation (Gregory Coutaz)....Pages 117-134 South China Sea and Political Demography: The Cases of Vietnam and the Philippines (Filippo Maranzana De Filippis)....Pages 135-157 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 Beneath the Surface of Consensus: The Development of Confidence-Building Measures Between the PRC and ASEAN in the South China Sea Disputes (Moises Lopes de Souza)....Pages 161-180 South China Sea as a Microcosm of Chinese Foreign Policy and Prospects for Asian Polarization (Dean Karalekas)....Pages 181-194 Science Diplomacy and Dispute Management in the South China Sea (James Borton)....Pages 195-216 Back Matter ....Pages 217-224