Fact, fiction and the South China Sea

Fact, fiction and the South China Sea

Posted by on May 25, 2015 in Online, South China Sea | No Comments

Too much writing about the history of the South China Sea disputes relies on a very small number of books and papers with very poor evidential bases. In this article I show how much of the conventional wisdom originates from a few Chinese newspaper articles published in 1933 and 1974 – times of crisis in […]

China’s construction boom in the Spratlys

China’s construction boom in the Spratlys

Posted by on Sep 9, 2014 in South China Sea | No Comments

What’s changed as a result of China’s massive construction projects in the Spratly islands? Legally – nothing – but strategically – we wait and see. All the features that the PRC occupies in the Spratlys would be naturally underwater at high tide, so building on them, doesn’t mean they will count as ‘territory’ under international […]