Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vii
Introduction Anders Corr 1
1 Why China Built Its New Islands: From Abstract Claim to Concrete Assets Bill Hayton 41
2 Old Game Plan, New Game: Chinas Grand Strategy in the South China Sea Ian Forsyth 74
3 Chinas Maritime Sovereignty Campaign: Scarborough Shoal, the "New Spratly Islands," and Beyond James E. Fanell 106
4 ASEAN, Grand Strategy, and the South China Sea: Between China and the United States Leszek Buszynski 122
5 The Evolution of U.S. Strategy in the South China Sea: Tacking with Regional Strategic Winds Sean R. Liedman 147
6 U.S. Rebalancing Strategy and Disputes in the South China Sea: A Legacy for America's Pacific Century Tongfi Kim 174
7 Japan's Grand Strategy in the South China Sea: Principled Pragmatism Takashi Inoguchi Ankit Panda 199
8 India's "Grand Strategy" and the South China Sea: New Delhi's Evolving Response to Chinese Expansionism Gordon G. Chang 224
9 Paradoxes Abounding: Russia and the South China Sea Issue Stephen Blank 248
10 The European Union: Setting a New Course for the South China Sea Peter M. Solomon 273
Conclusion Bernard D. Cole 289
Contributor Biographies 307
Index 313