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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155035503321

Autore

Do Thanh Hai.

Titolo

Vietnam and the South China Sea : politics, security and legality / / Do Thanh Hai

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-68078-5

1-317-39820-3

1-317-39819-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 pages)

Collana

Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series ; ; 31

Disciplina

341.4/480916472

341.4480916472

Soggetti

Territorial waters - South China Sea Region

Territorial waters - Vietnam

South China Sea International status

South China Sea Strategic aspects

Vietnam Foreign relations China

China Foreign relations Vietnam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Under the shadow of the Dragon -- 2. Vietnam's claims in the South China Sea -- 3. Befriending the Dragon, 1986-1995 -- 4. ASEANizing the South China Sea issue, 1995-2002 -- 5. Shaping regional balance of influence, 2003-2007 -- 6. Riding on nationalism, 2007-2009 -- 7. Internationalising the South China Sea issue, 2009-2011 -- 8. Navigating big power politics, 2011-2015.

Sommario/riassunto

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.