Understanding China’s Behaviour in the South China Sea (eBook)

A Defensive Realist Perspective

Klaus Heinrich Raditio (Autor)

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2018
XIX, 209 Seiten
Springer Singapore (Verlag)
9789811312830 (ISBN)

Infos

This book analyses the origins of security dilemmas in the South China Sea (SCS) and the significance of China's actions in asserting its claim from the perspective of defensive realist theory. In its analysis, the book argues that security dilemmas in the SCS first arose between China and other SCS claimants, and then between China and the United States. Research in this book provides significant support to the defensive realist theory vis-à-vis offensive realism. It encourages adopting a reassurance policy to reach a peaceful resolution to the SCS disputes between China, the other claimants, and the United States. The book will be useful for policymakers, academics, researchers and students.

Klaus Heinrich Raditio received his PhD from the University of Sydney researching on China and the South China Sea. His Masters of Law in International Relations was awarded by Tsinghua University, Beijing.  

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This book analyses the origins of security dilemmas in the South China Sea (SCS) and the significance of China's actions in asserting its claim from the perspective of defensive realist theory. In its analysis, the book argues that security dilemmas in the SCS first arose between China and other SCS claimants, and then between China and the United States. Research in this book provides significant support to the defensive realist theory vis-a-vis offensive realism. It encourages adopting a reassurance policy to reach a peaceful resolution to the SCS disputes between China, the other claimants, and the United States. The book will be useful for policymakers, academics, researchers and students.

Inhalt

Dedication 5
Foreword 6
Preface 7
Contents 9
Abbreviations 12
List of Figures 14
List of Tables 15
Chapter 1: Introduction 16
1.1 Background 16
1.2 Literature Review 18
1.2.1 Is the Nature of China’s SCS Behaviour Changing? 18
1.2.2 The Rationale for China’s Changing Behaviour in the SCS 23
1.3 The Contributions 26
1.3.1 Contribution 1: Theoretical Analysis 27
1.3.2 Contribution 2: Systematic Explanation 27
1.4 Research Questions 27
1.5 The Structure of the Book 29
Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework: Security Dilemma Reconsidered 34
2.1 Security Dilemma: The Concept 34
2.2 The Root of the Security Dilemma 37
2.3 Security Dilemma: The Constitutive Elements 39
2.4 The Actors within the Security Dilemma 41
2.5 Security Dilemma, Spiral, and Deterrence 44
2.6 Are There Variants of Security Dilemmas? 47
2.7 Security Dilemma and Conflict of Interest 49
2.8 The Continuum of the Security Dilemma 52
2.9 Can a Security Dilemma Be Mitigated? 56
Chapter 3: China’s Claim in the South China Sea 64
3.1 China’s Claim in the SCS 64
3.2 China’s Claim and Its Compatibility with International Law 67
3.2.1 Land Claims 67
3.2.2 Maritime Claims 72
3.3 The UNCLOS Tribunal Ruling 75
3.3.1 The Arbitration Process 75
3.3.2 The Award of the Tribunal 76
3.4 Conclusion 78
Chapter 4: China’s Interests in the South China Sea 84
4.1 China’s Growing Interests in the SCS 84
4.1.1 Resources 84
4.1.2 Security 86
4.1.3 Geopolitics 91
4.1.4 Taiwan 96
4.1.5 The Legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party 98
4.2 Conclusion: In Defence of China’s Interest in SCS 101
Chapter 5: China’s Defection in the South China Sea 109
5.1 China as a Defensive Realist State 109
5.2 The SCS as a Litmus Test for China’s Defensive Realist Behaviour 111
5.3 Brief History of Conflict in the SCS 114
5.4 Does China’s Behaviour in the SCS Reflect that of a Defensive Realist State? 119
5.4.1 Is China Open to Non-military Solutions for the SCS Dispute? 119
5.4.2 Does China Show Self-restraint in the SCS? 121
5.4.3 Does China Adopt Reassurance Policies in the SCS? 124
5.5 China’s Defection in the SCS 126
5.6 Conclusion 130
Chapter 6: Security Dilemma Between China and Other South China Sea Claimant States 138
6.1 Introduction 138
6.2 The Elements of the Security Dilemma in the SCS 140
6.3 Conflict of Interest 143
6.4 The Continuum of the Security Dilemma 145
6.5 The Rationale of China’s Defection in the SCS 150
6.6 How Can China Mitigate the Security Dilemma? 157
Chapter 7: Security Dilemma Between China vis-à-vis the United States of America in the South China Sea 166
7.1 The Elements of a Security Dilemma 167
7.2 Conflict of Interests 173
7.2.1 Maritime Access 174
7.2.2 China’s Rise and the US’ Global Position 175
7.2.3 The Asymmetrical Interests Between Two Great Powers in the Asian Context 178
7.3 The Continuum of Security Dilemma 179
7.4 How Far Can China Go? 184
7.5 The Future of Sino-US Rivalry in the SCS 187
Chapter 8: Conclusion 198
8.1 Summary of the Research Findings 198
8.2 Significance for Theory and Policy 201
Appendix A: Chinese Nota Verbale (CML/17/2009) to the UN Secretary General, 7 May 2009 204
Appendix B: Diplomatic Note from Pham Van Dong to Zhou Enlai (14 September 1958) 206
Appendix C: “Philippines v. China Arbitration Case: Summary of the Philippines Submissions and Tribunal Awards” 209
Index 217

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: XIX, 209 p. 7 illus.
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Zivilverfahrensrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: China & International Law Constrain • China as a Defensive Realist State • China’s Defection in the South China Sea • China’s Defensive Realist Behaviour • China's Reassurance Policies in the South China Sea • Chinese exceptionalism • Defensive Realism • Defensive Realism and International Law • Defensive Realist State • Geopolitics & South China Sea • Non-military solutions for South China Sea dispute • Security & South China Sea • Security in South China Sea • Sino-US Rivalry in the South China Sea • South China Sea • The Arbitration Process and South China Sea • The Award of the Tribunal and South China Sea • The UNCLOS Tribunal Ruling and South China Sea
• ISBN-13: 9789811312830 / 9789811312830