Public lunch talk - China’s Ambition in the South China Sea: Hegemonic Power Versus Maritime Order

Professor Katherine Morton, Chair and Professor of China’s International Relations at the University of Sheffield, discusses China’s hardening stance in the South China Sea.

What explains China’s hardening stance over its maritime claims? Is the Chinese leadership intent on countering US primacy in the South China Sea? And how can we best understand its maritime renaissance, especially in relation to the existing maritime order? This presentation will address these questions by examining Chinese motivations in the context of the ongoing transformation of maritime East Asia.

These are the core problematiques that will be discussed at the lunch talk.