Vietnam and the South China Sea

Politics, Security and Legality
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-18618-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

Reihe: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

Studies of the escalating tensions and competing claims in the South China Sea overwhelmingly focus on China and its increasingly assertive approach, while the position of the other claimants is overlooked. This book focuses on the attitude of Vietnam towards the South China Sea dispute. It examines the position from a historical perspective, shows how Vietnam’s position is affected by its wish to maintain good relations with China on a range of issues, and outlines how Vietnam has occasionally made overtures to both the United States and Japan in order to bolster its position, and considered the possibility, so far resisted, of taking China to formal arbitration under the auspices of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The book concludes by assessing the future prospects for Vietnam’s position in the dispute.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hai, Do Thanh

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

- Under the Shadow of the Dragon

- Vietnam’s claims in the South China Sea

- Befriending with the Dragon, 1986-1995

- ASEANizing the South China Sea issue, 1995-2002

- Shaping Regional Balance of Influence, 2003-2007

- Riding on Nationalism, 2007-2009

- Internationalising the South China Sea issue, 2009-2011

- Navigating Big Power Politics, 2011-2015

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Do Thanh Hai is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for East Sea Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. He has a PhD from the Australian National University, where he was as a Prime Minister's Australian Asia Endeavour Awardee.