The South China Sea Dispute: a reflection of Southeast Asia’s Economic and Strategic Dilemmas (2009-2018)

Rubiolo, María Florencia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-7332 (2020) The South China Sea Dispute: a reflection of Southeast Asia’s Economic and Strategic Dilemmas (2009-2018). Revista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad, 15 (2). pp. 115-130. ISSN 1909-3063

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Resumen

The asymmetric distribution of power in the Asian maritime region is favoring China, increasing the apprehension of its neighbors that, faced with their evident vulnerability, fear about Beijing's intentions. In this context, the balance of power maintains the status quo and limits China's behavior against other coastal countries. Given the disparity of military and economic power between Southeast Asia and China, this balance can only be achieved with the intervention of an extra-regional power, the United States. The renewed American participation as a guarantor of regional security has created new bonds of strategic dependence for Southeast Asia, which in turn have economies that mainly rely on China. The South China Sea conflict is then posing two dilemmas for the region: China's increasing economic leverage and Washington's reactive and challenging Indo-Pacific policy, which might make a stalemate in the maritime conflict possible.

Tipo de documento:	Artículo
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.18359/ries.4336
Palabras clave:	ASEAN (Asociación de Naciones de Asia Sudoriental). Asimetría. Política económica. Mar de la China Meridional. Estados Unidos. Relaciones Internacionales.
Temas:	J Ciencias Políticas > JZ Relaciones internacionales
Unidad académica:	Universidad Católica de Córdoba > Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales
Google Académico:	Ver citaciones
URI:	http://pa.bibdigital.ucc.edu.ar/id/eprint/3571

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