碩士 / 銘傳大學 / 國際事務研究所碩士班 / 101 / Complex maritime territorial disputes have intensified in Asia-Pacific region after the Cold War and with the introduction of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Tiny islands have turned into major flashpoints threatening regional peace, stability, and cooperation.
This research describes China’s maritime territorial disputes in East and South China Seas, examines the impact of the ongoing disputes on regional security and cooperation with the help of qualitative in-depth interviews, evaluates the role of China in the region regarding disputes through the lens of neoclassical realism theory, and explores the possibility for potential military conflict. Furthermore, it analyses the role of the US and its interest, discusses the establishment of cooperative relations and how these are affected by the disputes. Finally, the research evaluates possible ways for peaceful conflict resolution and mitigating escalations of disputes into military conflicts.
China’s transition in power, undeveloped international law, and the US involvement add to the complexity of the issue. Regardless of intentions, domestic and international variables currently impede China to act offensively. However, China will not compromise on disputes, therefore, this research foresees no resolution of disputes in the near future. The thesis concludes that China’s maritime territorial disputes have destabilizing impact on security and negative impact on international cooperation and international relations. Sidelining sovereignty issues and encouraging dialogue and negotiations could help improve sharing and joint exploration and defuse tensions. This paper suggests that China will manage to exercise its influence on disputes in its favour through bilateral negotiations given it continuous to grow in power relatively to the US decline.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/101MCU05322011 |
| Date | January 2013 |
| Creators | Yavor Asenov, 森亞博 |
| Contributors | Wei-hwa CHEN, 陳偉華 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 87 |
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