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The South China Sea (SCS) has emerged as a theatre of political,
economic, and security concerns not only for the countries in the
region but also for the world at large. Contrary to conventional
wisdom, the SCS issue is not about contestation over territory or
control over resources alone. With military facilities including
airstrips and artificial islands or structures being built in the
area, concerns about freedom of navigation and the right to
innocent passage have also become an overwhelming security issue
and made the SCS region a flashpoint which, according to many
assessments, can lead to confrontations including those involving
conventional military means. Disruption of maritime passage could
also hamper trade and commerce with very negative impacts on the
economic development of the region and other countries. It is now
being held that China could also be using the SCS disputes as part
of a consorted effort to deflect geo-political pressures on account
of the COVID-19 pandemic-related cover-ups and misinformation. This
book explores the historical and strategic context of the South
China Sea disputes and makes an assessment of the implications of
the same for freedom of navigation and other regimes at sea.
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