Selective Escalation in the South China Sea: China’s Energy Mercantilism, Asymmetric Trade Dependence, and Militarized Maritime Disputes

• In Event: Economics, Resources, and Foreign Policy

Brief Overview

The paper explores how China’s energy mercantilism policies drive its military actions in the maritime disputes against its neighbor states which rely on the asymmetric bilateral trade with China.

Author

• Hye Ryeon Jang, University of Florida