22 November 2020
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- South China Sea: One Man’s Vision to Save Life in Troubled Waters
South China Sea: One Man’s Vision to Save Life in Troubled Waters
After more than three decades of waiting, 63-year-old retired maritime inspector Zhang Jie is frustrated the international community has not formalised a way to work together in the South China Sea. His ambition is for some kind of state-led agreement to cover maritime rescues and environmental conservation. Dr Collin Koh, a Research Fellow at RSIS said: “There’s hard data to show that the Chinese outposts do serve their utility in providing those common public goods to foreigners, [but] the perception that these outposts are designed to further Beijing’s objectives of asserting its physical domination and enhancing control over the disputed waters cannot be easily glossed over.”
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Last updated on 23/11/2020
