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South China sea resources
![China, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Waltzing Around Oil Rigs China, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Waltzing Around Oil Rigs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-17-181043.jpg)
China, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Waltzing Around Oil Rigs
By Emirza Adi Syailendra
Malaysia and Indonesia have tacitly consented to China’s assertive actions in the South China Sea.
![China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-05-05-10.jpg)
China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea
By Mark Crescenzi and Stephen Gent
At the bottom of the contested waters lies a supply of the rare earth minerals crucial to China’s tech ambitions.
![Enforcing an Unenforceable Ruling in the South China Sea Enforcing an Unenforceable Ruling in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-15_16-34-08.jpg)
Enforcing an Unenforceable Ruling in the South China Sea
By Brian McGarry
There is no world police to compel powerful nations to comply with international justice. But there is a private sector.
![The Nine Ironies of the South China Sea Mess The Nine Ironies of the South China Sea Mess](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-17_08-31-22.jpg)
The Nine Ironies of the South China Sea Mess
By James Kraska
China’s policies in the region have created a dangerous mess, and an ironic one.
![China and the South China Sea Resource Grab China and the South China Sea Resource Grab](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-02-22_11-44-13.jpg)
China and the South China Sea Resource Grab
By Michael Fabinyi
Maritime disputes in the region have more than just legal and military dimensions.
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