The Paracel Islands and U.S. interests and approaches in the South China Sea
By: Clarence J. Bouchat
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781584876236
Subjects: International status; Strategic aspects; Territorial waters; Foreign relations
Other titles: Paracel Islands and US interests and approaches in the South China Sea; Paracel Islands and United States interests and approaches in the South China Sea
Description: The Paracel Islands and South China Sea disputes require better understanding by U.S. policymakers in order to address the region's challenges. To attain that needed understanding, legal aspects of customary and modern laws are explored in this monograph to analyze the differences between competing maritime and territorial claims, and why and how China and Vietnam stake rival claims or maritime legal rights. Throughout, U.S. policies are examined through U.S. conflicted interests in the region. Recommendations for how the United States should engage these issues, a more appropriate task than trying to solve the disputes outright, are then offered.
Notes: "June 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-141).

Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Paracel Islands region and why it is important; title: Legal basis and claims in the Paracel Islands dispute; title: U.S. interests and responses to the issues around the South China Sea region; title: Conclusion.