Email this article Vietnam’s diplomacy towards the conflict in the South China Sea and its influence on ASEAN
- Authors: Pietrasiak M.1, Pieczara K.1
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- Lodz University
- Issue: Vol 3, No 4 (2019)
- Pages: 7-17
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2618-9453/article/view/87000
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.24411/2618-9453-2019-10035
- ID: 87000
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The article discusses the origins and contemporary stage of the conflict in the South China Sea through the prism of individual ASEAN countries, with particular emphasis on Vietnamese interests. The South China Sea is an area of special interest of many countries, due to its security, economic and transport importance. The problem is complicated by the contradictory interests of two superpowers: the US and China. China and ASEAN have taken steps to agree and sign the code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, but progress has been slow. Vietnam emphasizes legal mechanisms dealing with multilateral disputes: the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the decision of Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague. The basic research thesis is that both Vietnam and most ASEAN countries are assuming a peaceful solution using the tools of the International Law of the Sea.
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Malgorzata Pietrasiak
Lodz University
Email: mpietrasiak@uni.lodz.pl
DSc, Full Professor Poland
Kamila Pieczara
Independent Researcher Jaworzno, Poland
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