The PRC’s Approach Towards the South China Sea Territorial Dispute and Russia’s Foreign Policy
Journal: World Economy and International Relations
Year: 2021

Territorial dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) which involves China and several ASEAN member-states has recently become one of the major threats to international security in Southeast Asia leading to continuous political tensions in the region. It may result not only in a split within ASEAN but also in drawing the non-regional powers into conflict. U.S.A. as the most important of such powers tries to use the existing tensions for strengthening its influence in the region and its stance in conf