Diplomacy, DOC & COC

Materials on regional diplomacy, the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and negotiations on a Code of Conduct (COC).

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202631 Jul 2026
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on the Delimitation of the So-Called “Baselines of the Territorial Sea” of China’s Territory of Huangyan Dao by the Republic of the Philippines
中华人民共和国外交部 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China) · 中华人民共和国外交部 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China)
Official documentPublished in China · GovernmentOpen access
202612 Jul 2026
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on Certain Countries’ Playing up of the “South China Sea Arbitration Award” 10 Years After Its Issuance
中华人民共和国外交部 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China) · 中华人民共和国外交部 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China)
Official documentPublished in China · GovernmentOpen access
202630 Jun 2026
NAVIGATING OCEAN GOVERNANCE IN DISPUTED WATERS: LAW, INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE, AND FUNCTIONAL COOPERATION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Imran Ali Sandano · JATI - Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Malaysia · AcademicOpen access
202615 Jun 2026
Geopolitical Roots of Malaysia's Policy and Strategy toward the South China Sea
AKAR GEOPOLITIK DALAM PENDEKATAN DASAR DAN STRATEGI MALAYSIA TERHADAP LAUT CHINA SELATAN
Lai Yew Meng, Amy Azuan Abdullah et al. · Jurnal Maritim Asia Tenggara
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Malaysia · AcademicOpen access
202619 May 2026
Back on Track (II): Revisiting Canadian Foreign Policy in the South China Sea
Clare McKendry · International Journal: Canada’s Journal of Global Policy Analysis
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · AcademicOpen access
2026Mar 2026
The ASEAN Regional Forum and the South China Sea
Hai Binh LE, Anh Tuan HA · East Asian Policy
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Singapore · Academic
202620 Feb 2026
The South China Sea in ASEAN–Republic of Korea Relations
Phan Thi Anh Thu · Emerging Maritime Security Strategies of Global Powers
Book chapterPublished in United States · Academic
202620 Feb 2026
ASEAN and the South China Sea
Hai Thi Thanh Duong · Emerging Maritime Security Strategies of Global Powers
Book chapterPublished in United States · Academic
2026Year only
Marine Environmental Protection and Cooperation in the South China Sea
Rommel J. Casis · International Legal Studies Journal
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Philippines · AcademicOpen access
202527 Oct 2025
Approaches to legal governance in constructing Nanhai National Marine Park
Yuwen Huang, Minyou Yu · Frontiers in Marine Science
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
20251 Oct 2025
Institutions for Marine Natural Resources in the South China Sea
Christian Schultheiss · Ocean Governance and Conflict in the East and South China Sea
Book chapterPublished in United Kingdom · AcademicOpen access
20259 Jul 2025
Joint Communiqué of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Association of Southeast Asian Nations · ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Official documentIntergovernmental/international · IntergovernmentalOpen access
202530 Jun 2025
Exploring the Role of Key Actors in Influencing ASEAN’s Policy Shift in the South China Sea
Xinxin JIA, Zichang WANG · International Journal of China Studies
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Malaysia · AcademicOpen access
20256 Jun 2025
Different Strokes: Indonesian Statecraft in the North Natuna Sea
Halimah Dewi Irawan, Paul J. Carnegie · Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · Academic
202529 May 2025
Advancing collaborative marine conservation: reflecting on past initiatives and addressing future hurdles in the South China sea
Michael P. Atrigenio · Marine Biology
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · Academic
2025Apr 2025
A Chinese Perspective on Managing the South China Sea Issue: The Roles of ASEAN and the United States, and the Lessons of China–Malaysia Interactions in the South China Sea
Mingliang Zhang · Malaysia–China Relations
Book chapterPublished in Singapore · Academic
202526 Mar 2025
ASEAN Hedgings in the South China Sea
John Rennie Short · Hedging and Conflict in the South China Sea
Book chapterPublished in United Kingdom · Academic
202519 Mar 2025
ASEAN in the South China Sea Disputes
Bahar Köse · Geopolitics of the South China Sea
Book chapterPublished in United States · Academic
202514 Feb 2025
Policy Coherence and Consistency: An Analysis of the Philippine Foreign Policy towards the West Philippine Sea
Ira Lizeth S. Rodillas · Policy & Governance Review
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Indonesia · AcademicOpen access
2025Year only
Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2026-2030)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Government of the People's Republic of China · ASEAN-China Post-Ministerial Conference 10+1
Official documentIntergovernmental/international · IntergovernmentalOpen access
2025Year only
Tacit Understandings: Explaining Maritime Southeast Asia's Restraint towards China in the Post-Cold War Period
Emirza Syailendra · The Australian National University
ThesisPublished in Australia · AcademicOpen access
2025Year only
Diplomatic Ambiguity and Indonesia's Maritime Resilience: A Geopolitical Analysis of the Prabowo–Xi Jinping Joint Statement in the South China Sea Context
Ambiguitas Diplomatik dan Ketahanan Maritim Indonesia: Analisis Geopolitik Pernyataan Bersama Prabowo-Xi Jinping dalam Konteks Laut Cina Selatan
Sahisnu Wanditadiva · Jurnal Ketahanan Nasional
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Indonesia · AcademicOpen access
2025Year only
The Proposed Spratly Islands Marine Park: A History
John W. McManus, Benjamin M. Vallejo Jr. et al. · UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series 2025-37
Working paperPublished in Philippines · AcademicOpen access
202411 Dec 2024
Twenty Years of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea: China–ASEAN Relations
Feng Zhu, Zhe Liu · Series on Asian Regional Cooperation Studies; Sustainable Peace of the South China Sea
Book chapterPublished in Singapore · Academic