Understanding China's Behaviour in the South China Sea A Defensive Realist Perspective /

• Main Author: Raditio, Klaus Heinrich (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Security, International.; Mediation.; Dispute resolution (Law).; Conflict management.; Peace.; Asia-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; International Security Studies.; Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration.; Conflict Studies.; Asian Politics.; Comparative Politics.

"The primary contribution of the book is to bridge the gap between International Relations theory and area studies, focusing on China's foreign and security policies and its relations with Southeast Asia and the US. This is quite an achievement and immediate contribution to the existing li...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Theoretical Framework: Security Dilemma Reconsidered
• 3. China's Claim in the South China Sea
• 4. China's Interests in the South China Sea
• 5. China' Defection in the South China Sea
• 6. Security Dilemma between China and other claimants
• 7. Security Dilemma between China and the US
• 8. Conclusion.