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- Title: ASEAN, the Declaration on Conduct, And the South China Sea.
- Author : Contemporary Southeast Asia
- Release Date : January 01, 2003
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 283 KB
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Introduction On 4 November 2002 ASEAN signed a declaration on conduct in the South China Sea with China, which within ASEAN was regarded as a milestone. China had previously insisted on bilateral negotiations with the claimant states and had avoided multilateralism. This declaration indicated a change in China's approach towards the dispute and vindication of ASEAN's efforts to engage China in dialogue over the issue. The declaration fell short of what ASEAN had been seeking, which was a commitment to a code of conduct but, when seen against the background of prior developments, it was symptomatic of a trend towards adoption of norms in the regulation of the dispute. This article will examine the development of the South China Sea issue in two phases; in the first phase from 1987-98, China's intentions were framed in terms of the recovery of "lost territories" and exclusive sovereignty over the area. In the second phase from 1999 to the present, China revealed greater interest in the regulation of the dispute and became more receptive to the negotiation of norms of behaviour with ASEAN. The article will identify the shift in China's approach towards the dispute in terms of the factors influencing its receptivity to norms. It will examine the relationship between norms and foreign policy and will seek an answer to the question as to why states in China's dominant position become receptive to norms.