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来源类型 | Publications - Policy Papers - Asie Visions |
规范类型 | 简报 |
Scientific Cooperation in the South China Sea: A vector for China's security diplomacy in Southeast Asia? Asie.Visions 82, February 2016 | |
Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER | |
发表日期 | 2016-02-29 |
出处 | Asie Visions |
出版年 | 2016 |
概述 | In the South China Sea, the field of marine science could be seen as a catalyst for functional cooperation in the region. In reality, it often reflects regional asymmetries and has become yet another domain in which the weight of China is ultimately a destabilizing factor, according to Sophie... |
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Scientific Cooperation in the South China Sea: A vector for China's security diplomacy in Southeast Asia? Asie.Visions 82, February 2016
In the South China Sea, the field of marine science could be seen as a catalyst for functional cooperation in the region. In reality, it often reflects regional asymmetries and has become yet another domain in which the weight of China is ultimately a destabilizing factor, according to Sophie Boisseau du Rocher. ![]() The South China Sea is regularly examined as a source of constant security tension, whereas analysis of scientific cooperation in the area is rare, thinly spread and short. However, scientific cooperation in maritime matters, and particularly in the South China Sea, does exist; collective research and knowledge is even considered as a means of coming together – a functional bridge – indispensable in depoliticizing recurring tensions. Disputes between parties continue to poison bilateral relations and negotiations on a Code of Conduct are put to the test by significant political questions, whereas scientific programs link an extensive network of scientists and bureaucrats who deal with complex maritime issues and resource management, and who share a common interest for preserving fragile ecological balances. Scientific programs obviously serve the interests of both China and the Southeast Asian countries: areas of cooperation are numerous and the easiest ground to establish regional cooperation regimes. In this sense, collective scientific work or the adoption of functional standards could contribute towards defusing threatening attitudes. Yet, scientific cooperation also reflects the reality of relationships in the region, which is that of ‘unequal interdependence’, or asymmetry. In the domain of scientific cooperation, as in others, China plays on the weaknesses of its partners. The evidence shows that China uses its rapidly developing scientific and military prowess in a synchronized manner to dissuade rivals, give credibility to its arguments and secure its regional space and supply routes. After 20 years of research programs in the South China Sea, the space is effectively starting to be well controlled. This control is not really the product of scientific cooperation, but rather the result of China leading research programs and rule setting. It is therefore reasonable to question the link between the understanding of the maritime space that this research has enabled and its use for gaining power. Besides, scientific cooperation has not reduced mistrust and facilitated the agreement on a Code of Conduct.
Scientific Cooperation in the South China Sea: A New Vector for China's Security Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
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关键词 | diplomacy International cooperation Asia Southeast Asia China |
URL | https://www.ifri.org/en/publications/enotes/asie-visions/scientific-cooperation-south-china-sea-new-vector-chinas-security |
来源智库 | French Institute of International Relations (France) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/416120 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER. Scientific Cooperation in the South China Sea: A vector for China's security diplomacy in Southeast Asia? Asie.Visions 82, February 2016. 2016. |
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