South China Sea: expect more instability in 2021 as the US encourages ‘lawfare’ and conflict

Given US interference, Asean’s growing appetite for international arbitration and little hope of concluding a code of conduct, South China Sea waters can only become more choppy and conflict-prone

Wu Shicun

Published: 8:45am, 23 Jan, 2021

Updated: 8:47am, 23 Jan, 2021

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Wu Shicun is president of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies and chairman of the board of directors of the China-Southeast Asia Research Centre on the South China Sea.