South China sea

2. Jul 2012

Tracing the local effects of the South China Sea Dispute by Edyta Roszko

China, InFocus, South China sea, Vietnam

The nineteenth century notion of the ‘sovereign state’ brought by Europeans found fertile ground in Asia as it sought a way to liberate itself from the yoke of colonialism. While nowadays Europe is inclined towards more inclusive and porous notions of sovereignty, many Asian countries (China, India and ASEAN) resist this trend by advancing procedures […]

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