Mô tả
This paper assesses recent developments affecting the security of the South China Sea in the first half of 2011.The paper is divided into five main sections. In the first four sections the paper reviews bilateral interaction on South China Sea issues between China and four claimant states – Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia and Taiwan. In the fifth section the paper discusses the role of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in promoting multilateral engagement with China over the Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea.