The south china sea: Oil, maritime claims, and U.S.-China strategic rivalry

Washington Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-156

  Buszynski, Leszek ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84859224786     PISSN: 0163660X     EISSN: 15309177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0163660X.2012.666495     Document Type: Article

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