Melnichuk S.

China's Policy to Ensure Sovereignty in the South China Sea: Who Defends China's Interests

ЮГО-ВОСТОЧНАЯ АЗИЯ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ПРОБЛЕМЫ РАЗВИТИЯ, 2021, №2(51), 65-78

 
Annotation: The article provides an overview of the PRC's strategy to ensure sovereignty in the South China Sea, as well as of the subjects responsible for its implementation. In her work, the author attempted to analyze the role of civil, military and administrative bodies in the implementation of measures to establish control over the maritime zone and disputed islands and reefs in the SCS. Since 2013, the Chinese leadership has not only actively modernized the departments involved in ensuring China's maritime interests, but also carried out reforms aimed at centralizing the work and strengthening the interaction of these structures. This tactic has led to the fact that today the consolidation of China in the waters of the SCS, to which it claims, has reached the "point of no return".

Keywords: China, South East Asia, South China Sea, Asia-Pacific region, security, PRC, People’s Armed Police, Maritime Militia, Coast Guard Law of the PRC