Ocean Governance, Regimes, and the South China Sea Issues : A One-dot Theory Interpretation

This book uses Chinese version of dialectics to present interpretations of ocean governance, international regimes, issues in the South China Sea in general and the Chinese U-shaped line in particular, through the one-dot theory.℗ℓ It especially serves as a tool for non-Chinese researchers and experts interested in analyzing international relations issues from a Chinese perspective.℗ℓ The dialectical one-dot theory, which is a superior model to the dialectical Yin and Yang or the dialectical crab and frog motion model, provides research and findings that more closely mirror reality than do other, non-dialectical approaches and research methods.℗ℓ Further, it can be applied to both the natural and social sciences.℗ℓ The book is divided into three parts ℓ́ℓ Methodology, Case Studies Related to International Regimes and Non-ℓ́ℓInternational Regimes,ℓ́ℓ and Issues Related to the U-shaped Line in the South China Sea ℓ́ℓ with each chapter structured in terms of the one-dot theory.℗ℓ In addition to researchers and experts involved in marine and maritime affairs, this book will also appeal to all readers interested in Chinese Philosophy, International Relations, and Strategic Culture Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction: One-Dot Theory Described, Explained, Inferred, Justified, and Applied....Pages 3-20 Non-“dialectical” Levels (or Dialectical Scale) of Ocean Governance....Pages 21-27 Ocean Governance and International Regimes: A One-Dot Theory Conversion and/or Reinvention....Pages 29-47 Front Matter....Pages 49-49 The International Regimes Dimension of the UNCLOS: Slot in the Information and Analysis....Pages 51-59 The International Regimes Dimension of Waterways and Straits: Slot in the Information and Analysis....Pages 61-75 The Regime for Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and Straddling Fish Stocks: Slot in the Information and Analysis....Pages 77-84 A Consultation Mechanism to Strengthen Military Maritime Safety Between Beijing and Washington: Slot in the Information and Analysis....Pages 85-92 Forming, Maintaining, and Sustaining International (Adversary) Regimes in the South China Sea: Analyzing Some Obstacles from a Chinese Perspective....Pages 93-116 International Regimes and Maritime Commons in the South China Sea: A One-Dot Theory Interpretation....Pages 117-134 The Chinese Historic Waters as an Exceptional Regime in Ocean Development....Pages 135-154 Front Matter....Pages 155-155 China: From One Dot to Another Dot....Pages 157-186 The Chinese U-Shaped Line: A Dialectically Presented Sample....Pages 187-206 In Defense of the Chinese U-shaped Line: Applying the Chinese Ideogram, 國, for the Explication....Pages 207-227 A One-Dot Theory Critique of the UNCLOS: Is the Chinese U-Shaped Line Really Infamous?....Pages 229-252 Front Matter....Pages 253-253 Concluding Remarks....Pages 255-264 Back Matter....Pages 265-269 This book uses Chinese version of dialectics to present interpretations of ocean governance, international regimes, issues in the South China Sea in general and the Chinese U-shaped line in particular, through the one-dot theory.℗l It especially serves as a tool for non-Chinese researchers and experts interested in analyzing international relations issues from a Chinese perspective.℗l The dialectical one-dot theory, which is a superior model to the dialectical Yin and Yang or the dialectical crab and frog motion model, provides research and findings that more closely mirror reality than do other, non-dialectical approaches and research methods.℗l Further, it can be applied to both the natural and social sciences.℗l The book is divided into three parts ĺl Methodology, Case Studies Related to International Regimes and Non-ĺlInternational Regimes,ĺl and Issues Related to the U-shaped Line in the South China Sea ĺl with each chapter structured in terms of the one-dot theory.℗l In addition to researchers and experts involved in marine and maritime affairs, this book will also appeal to all readers interested in Chinese Philosophy, International Relations, and Strategic Culture