South China Sea: the Second Front of the US-China Confrontation

... lead to the erosion of the entire security regime in the Asia Pacific. Apart from the numerous discussions about the U.S.-China trade war, there is one more rivalry between the two countries that unfolded a long time ago and has recently been intensifying ... ... Kortunov: China and the US in Asia: Four Scenarios for the Future Beijing’s attitude to the norms of international law (including maritime law) is largely due to historical reasons. China can be characterized by a rather skeptical attitude towards its provisions....