Introduction: Cooperative development among the South China Sea coastal states -- From joint cooperation to joint development in the South China Sea: incentives, challenges, and prospects for Brunei Darussalam -- China's incentives and policy choices on joint development in the South China Sea...

There are two aspects to the controversy over the Okinawa Trough between the States bordering the East China Sea. The scientific aspect concerns whether the Okinawa Trough disrupts the unity of the continental shelf in the East China Sea, and the legal aspect concerns whether geophysical factors...

Whereas many institutions are in place to govern urban and rural land, maritime areas are less well covered. This situation of a "governance void" has led to uncertainty and conflicts. Thus the South China Sea has become a contested maritime space. In this paper the cultural theory of Oswald...