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Damos Dumoli Agusman · Indonesian Journal of International Law
The article examines tensions around Natuna arising from China’s ambiguous nine-dash-line claim and coercive conduct. Its author reviews Indonesian responses and characterizes Jakarta’s position on the relevant principles as uncompromising.
Li Zhang, Lingfang Ni et al. · Environmental Research
The study compares organophosphate esters and legacy PCBs in Gulf of Tonkin water and sediment. The authors report higher ecological risks and lower bioremediation potential for emerging esters.
Ai Nhan Ho · Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs
The article examines obstacles to a rules-based South China Sea order, including Chinese assertiveness, legal ambiguity, weak enforcement, and power rivalry. The author argues that efforts by a limited number of states remain insufficient against these combined pressures.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations · ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The communiqué reports the outcomes of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held in Jakarta on 11–12 July 2023, including a section on the situation in the South China Sea.
Luu Van Quyet, Nguyen Thi Anh Nguyet · Cogent Arts & Humanities
The article examines U.S.–Vietnam maritime security and defense cooperation amid South China Sea tensions across several U.S. administrations.
Xuanjing Zheng, Ruikun Sun et al. · Science of The Total Environment
The article examines microplastic distribution and associated risk in representative South China Sea ecosystems.
論南海爭端中的「劣勢行為者」：以臺灣為例
譚偉恩 · 遠景基金會季刊 (The Prospect Quarterly)
The document examines Taiwan as a case for studying actors in disadvantaged positions within South China Sea disputes.
Tuyen Quang Tran, Huong Van Vu et al. · Marine Policy
The document concerns relationships among aquaculture, household earnings, and inequality in coastal Vietnam.
Dmitry V. Mosyakov, Marina A. Shpakovskaya et al. · Vestnik RUDN. International Relations
The article examines how China uses military diplomacy in its South China Sea policy. The authors analyze its presentation in official discourse.
Jeffrey Becker · The United Nations, Indo-Pacific and Korean Peninsula
The author examines how claimant states responded to the 2016 award and adjusted their use of UNCLOS. These responses inform the chapter’s exploration of how international law might shape subsequent approaches to maritime disputes.
Muhammad Wirtsa Firdaus, Andri Yanto et al. · Jurnal Ius Constituendum
The study examines the nine-dash line and Indonesian rights in the North Natuna Sea under UNCLOS. The authors argue that China's claim conflicts with Indonesia's sovereign rights and calls for resolution.
Nguyen Huu Quyet · World Affairs
The article examines Chinese strategy amid South China Sea tensions and debate over the nine-dash line. The author considers interests underlying Beijing's behavior.
United Nations · United Nations
The Agreement was adopted in New York on 19 June 2023 and addresses the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. It entered into force on 17 January 2026.
Jacqueline F. Espenilla · Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy
The article considers how the fisheries-subsidy agreement could help curb stock depletion. It examines core provisions, disputed issues and possible implications for contested waters.
Andrew Chubb, Frances Yaping Wang · International Studies Quarterly
The article uses the South China Sea arbitration to study domestic propaganda about foreign affairs. The authors examine several political purposes that may shape such messaging.
Bama Andika Putra · Social Sciences
The article examines Philippine use of maritime law-enforcement forces in responding to China. The author analyzes these operations as a diplomatic tool.
Stephen Akosah, Lin Zhou et al. · Marine Georesources & Geotechnology
The study tests coral sand with and without geogrid reinforcement under cyclic loading. The authors report greater resistance to liquefaction, depending on confining pressure and stress level.
Hwon Lee · KMI International Journal of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
The article examines the expansion of military presence in disputed South China Sea areas. The author analyzes legality and implications under international law.
William Chih-tung CHUNG · East Asian Policy
The author links gray-zone competition to cross-strait confrontation and identifies diplomatic, geographical and deterrence constraints. The article examines Taiwan’s changing positions and its point–line–surface defence framework for responding to pressure from Beijing.
Zhong Guangjian, Zhao Zhongquan et al. · Frontiers in Earth Science
The study uses seismic inversion to predict reservoirs after unsuccessful drilling. The authors identify diagnostic elastic properties and assess DS-A as a prospective accumulation structure.
Xuanyu Liu, Yungang Liu et al. · Geopolitics
The article examines how fishers experience and negotiate maritime borders in daily life. The authors focuse on transboundary practices of Chinese fishers.
Chính quyền Việt Nam Cộng hòa thực thi và bảo vệ chủ quyền đối với quần đảo Trường Sa (1956-1975)
Trần Nam Tiến · Tạp chí Phát triển Khoa học và Công nghệ – Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn
The article examines the Republic of Viet Nam government's administration and sovereignty-related activities in the Spratly Islands. The author argues that the activities during the period studied show continuous exercise of sovereignty.
Zenglin Han, Kaiping Jiang et al. · Marine Policy
The article examines Philippine hedging toward China in the South China Sea dispute through a human–ocean regional framework.
Ze Zhang, Baoqing Hu et al. · Ecological Modelling
The study assesses ecological carrying capacity to develop an ecological security pattern for the Guangxi karst–Gulf of Tonkin region. This summary rests on bibliographic information only.