Abstract
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are again under the international
spotlight. Presence of huge untapped hydrocarbon reserves, conflicting
sovereignty claims, rising nationalism, grey areas in the UNCLOS, strategic
location and the busiest sea lines of communications in the sea, have made every
claimant state to adopt hardening positions against each other. This research tries
to find the answer of question that why, despite the increased economic
interdependence, the claimant states have failed to resolve their territorial
disputes in the region. Theoretically, realist construct of National Interest is being
used as a lens in the study. Historical approach of qualitative research
methodology is employed to track the record of conflicts, stances and strategies
being used by the claimants. This study arrives at the conclusion that the joint
mechanism for managing the assets of this sea could only be a viable option to
maintain peace in the region.
Muhammad Usman Askari. (2019) China’s Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: A Prologue from Past to Present, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume 56, Issue 1.
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