Facing China: crises or peaceful coexistence in the South China Sea

Abstract: "The past few years are characterized by increased Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea that resulted in various confrontations with the Philippines and Vietnam and an enhanced involvement of the United States. The core question is what other states, especially China‘s adversaries, can do, to evade spirals of escalation without compromising their claims. This report compares the crisis-prone Sino-Philippines with the rather harmonious Sino-Malaysian relations. It extends analysis backwards to the early days of Chinese assertiveness in the late 1980s. This allows the author to show that Chinese behavior in the territorial conflicts co-varies with the contender's level of recognition of the benign Chinese concepts of national self and world order. Displaying respect towards China mitigates Chinese conflict behavior without compromising the opponent's territorial claims." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783942532914
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 39 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: PRIF Reports ; Bd. 134

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Frankfurt am Main
• (when): 2015
• Creator: Kreuzer, Peter
• Contributor: Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-458485
• Rights: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 15.08.2025, 7:27 AM CEST