What are China’s leaders saying about the South China Sea?
In what might appear good news for regional stability, China’s leaders used more cooperative discourse in public statements about the South China Sea than competitive themes.
Xi Jinping and China’s maritime policy - Brookings
Jan 22, 2019 · The ascension of Xi Jinping to the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has often been posited as a turning point for China’s policy in the South and East China Sea maritime disputes.
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What has changed in China's South China Sea policy under Xi Jinping?
Nov 24, 2020 · Li Nan sees that China has been using more aggressive "defensive" strategies in the South China Sea (SCS) under Xi Jinping, which includes the building of several artificial islands and the consolidation of administrative control of …
What Are China’s Leaders Saying About the South China Sea?
Xi Jinping led both of the Politburos I studied, and each had 25 members. Since some members served in both, this yields speeches by 39 unique individuals. The speeches related to the South China Sea could be separated into those that mentioned cooperative themes and those with competitive themes.
Major changes in China’s SCS policy under Xi Jinping include a massive project to reclaim land and build infrastructure on the islands and reefs that China controls in the S pratlys and the Paracels in the SCS, and consolidation of administrative control
Foreign Policy Making Under Xi Jinping: The Case of the South China Sea
This paper takes the example of the Chinese claims on the South China Sea, particularly since the appointment of Xi Jinping as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China in late 2012, and looks at the ways in which the Party and the government interact over foreign policy issues, along with how others contribute to this process.
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