The rise of the Peoples Republic of China represents a major challenge for global politics at large and regional stability in Southeast Asia in specific. This book reveals that growing negative sentiment and disrespect experiences perceived by the Chinese side over time have contributed to Beijings increasingly bold and proactive stance toward the South China Sea Dispute in recent years. At the same time, growing regional tensions and a hardening of the stakeholders positions have been the ultimate result. Based upon this books findings, however, conflict is considered not inevitable and avoidable instead. To this end, a number of implications and policy recommendations are provided and critically examined.

Dr. David Groten is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Helmut Schmidt Universität, Hamburg, Germany.

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