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Geopolitics or Geobody Politics? Understanding the Rise of China and its Actions in the South China Sea

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Authors

Ataka, Hiroaki

Issue Date
2016-05
Publisher
The Institute for Peace and Unification Studies, Seoul National University
Citation
Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.4 No.1, pp. 77-95
Keywords
maritime disputesSouth China SeaChina’s “peaceful rise”identity politicsgeobody politics
Abstract
The rise of China, especially within U.S. academic and policy circles, has been increasingly analyzed through a geopolitical lens. Yet geopolitics alone cannot account for the complex political mobilization of historical memory and how it frames any discussion of peace and cooperation in the region. Drawing on the concept of geobody, or how space and people are connected in a biopolitical manner, this article examines how the territorial disputes in the South China Sea are remaking the identity and interests of China. It develops an alternative theoretical understanding of Chinas rise that focuses on identity (or geobody) politics, and explores the risks involved in a further escalation of tensions for peace and cooperation in the area, and in East Asia more generally.
ISSN
2288-2693 (print)
2288-2707 (online)
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/96737
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18588/201605.00a001
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