An Analysis of China’s Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities in the South China Sea and Their Impact on Regional Peace and Security

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摘要

Abstract

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Chapter One：Introduction

1．1 Background of the Study

1．2 Research Problem

1．3 Literature Review

1．4 Theoretical Framework

1．5 Research Questions

1．6 Hypothesis

1．7 Methodology

1．7 Data Presentation and Analysis

1．8 Relevance of the Study

1．9 Delimitation and Scope

Chapter Two：The South China Sea Status Quo

2．1 Introduction

2．2 Status Quo in the South China Sea

2．3 Security Dilemma and Survival in the South China Sea

2．4 The Sea Power Doctrine and the South China Sea Dispute

2．5 Conclusion

Chapter Three：The South China Sea Dispute

3．1 Introduction

3．2 Competing Claims in the Spratly Islands

3．3 Contending Claims in the Paracei Islands

3．4 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS)

3．5The Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN)Role in the South China Sea Dispute

3．6 US Naval Activities in the South China Sea

3．7 Conclusion

Chapter Four：China’S Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facmties in the South China Sea

4．3 China’s aims through the Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities

4．4 SCS Claimants and Non-Claimants reaction to China’s Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facitifies

4．5 Impact of the Deployment of the Necessary Defense Facilities on Regional Peace and Security

4．6 Cooperation in the South China Sea among the Claimants States

4．7 The Role of the US Navy and its Impact

4．8 Conclusion

Chapter Five：Conclusion

5．2 Conclusion

5．3 Recommendations

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