Abstract
This contribution reviews the overall situation in the South China Sea (SCS) between 2000 and June 2002. A number of important new developments and policy events have occurred during this period, including: the expansion of India's military presence from the Indian Ocean into the SCS; the efforts taken by Japan to promote cooperation in the SCS to deal with maritime security issues; the increase of military exercises conducted by both the claimants and nonclaimants in the SCS; the improvement of diplomatic relationships among the claimants, in particular, between China and the member states of ASEAN; the election of George W. Bush as U.S. President; the EP-3 incident and the September 11 terrorist attacks. These developments and events have the potential to affect peace and stability in the SCS. The changing security configuration of the SCS and possible responses of the claimants to the new strategic framework after the September 11 terrorist attacks, as well as their implications for managing potential conflicts in the SCS, are discussed.
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