Cooperative Development in the South China Sea

Huaigao Qi is Associate Professor and Vice Dean at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University. His research interests are China’s neighboring diplomacy, China's ocean affairs, and Asia-Pacific international relations. He has published several books on China’s foreign policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, etc. Song Xue is Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Studies, Fudan University. Her research focuses on Indonesian politics and foreign relations, ethnic studies, and China–ASEAN relations. Her research has been published in Contemporary Southeast Asia, Asian Ethnicity, and journals in Chinese.

Introduction: Cooperative development among the South China Sea coastal States. 1 From joint cooperation to joint development in the South China Sea: Incentives, challenges, and prospects for Brunei Darussalam. 2 China’s incentives and policy choices on joint development in the South China Sea. 3 Indonesian views of managing disputes through cooperation in the South China Sea and the obstacles. 4 Prospects for Sino–Malaysian joint development in the South China Sea: Lessons from Malaysia’s experiences. 5 Philippines–China Joint Development Agreement in the South China Sea under Duterte. 6 Vietnam’s cooperative development in the South China Sea: Existing cases and policy suggestions. 7 The US approach to joint development in the South China Sea. 8 Promoting business connectivity among industrial parks in the South China Sea rim and its vicinity. 9 Why joint development agreements fail: Implications for the South China Sea dispute. 10 Conclusion: Bringing political calculations back to cooperative development in the South China Sea.