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      • Front Matter
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      • Ethnic-Chinese Life-Making, Place-Making, and Claim-Making in SEA
      • Los Chinos Macanistas: The Cantonese Chinese in the Spanish Philippines,
      • China’s Soft Power Strategy: Education as an Apparatus of Influence in SEA
      • Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia and China’s Security Interests
      • Bridging the Social Divide: Pandemic Response from the Tsinoy Community
      • Research Themes of Chinese Politics through the Times
      • China-US Decoupling and the Issue on the Rules of Origin
      • The Class of ‘77: How My Classmates Changed China. Hong Kong:
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      • Meranaw-Chinese Contact According to Meranaw Lore
      • The 1864 Sino-Spanish Treaty and the Chinese in the Philippines, 1871–1896 
      • Opium, the Ethnic Chinese, and the Philippine Revolution: Disruption and Ad
      • Trails of Taste: Manila-Fujian Food Exchange in the Age of the Galleons 
      • Sulu-China History from Pre-Islamic to Spanish Era
      • The Chinese in the Philippines: A History of Minority Integration 
      • Power and Pandemic: Thoughts on the Future of Chinese-Filipino Writing
      • Traversing Beijing’s Backbone: The Central Axis as the Perfect Symbol of Ch
      • Fujian: The Land of Blessing, Happiness, and Good Fortune Northeast Asia Yo
      • The Chinese-Filipinos’ Participation in Iloilo’s Urban Governance
      • Sining ng Pakikidigma ni Sun Tzu | The Art of War by Sun Tzu | 孫子兵法 by Fern
      • My Angkong’s Noodles: A Chinese-Filipino Cookbook (3rd ed.). Mandaluyong: S
      • 习近平外交思想学习纲要 (Study Outline for Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy). Beijing: P
      • The Eleventh Forum on Global Chinese Language Media, Chengdu, Sichuan Provi
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      • Front Matter
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      • The Archaeology of Lanao del Sur: A Glimpse into Chinese-Meranaw Trade
      • Chinese Artists and Colonial Image Production: A Study on the Ethnographic
      • El Comercio de los Chinos: The Commercial Activities of the Chinese in Pamp
      • Evolving Philanthropy among the Chinese in the Philippines: Then and Now
      • In Search of Personal Freedom: New Chinese Migrants in the Philippines and
      • Arming the Revolution: Transnational Mobilizations of Filipino Exiles in Ch
      • Sailing through Rough Seas: Uncovering Filipino Sentiments toward China’s P
      • Měinǚ 美女 (Beautiful Women): Chinese Women’s Deployment of Beauty as Cultura
      • Reflections on China’s Soft Power in the Chinese Web Drama Series Cinderell
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    • Volume 15 (2021)
      • Front Matter
      • Editor's Note
      • Introduction
      • Cooperation Amidst Conflict in the South China Sea: Theoretical Perspective
      • The Local and the Global: The South China Sea in US-China-ASEAN Relations
      • China’s “New Asian Security Concept”: Leading a Regional Security Community
      • Structural Change in the Indo-Pacific: Emerging Strategic Dynamics
      • COVID-19 and India-China Equations: Examining their Interface in the India
      • Exploring Philippines’ Views of China: Revisiting Prof. Baviera’s Observati
      • Liminality in the China Watching of Aileen San Pablo-Baviera
      • Remembering Aileen Baviera
      • Aileen Baviera: Patriot and Scholar, Seeking Truth from Facts
      • A Personal Tribute to Dr. Aileen Baviera
      • Remembering Aileen from Shanghai
      • Vale Professor Aileen S.P. Baviera: Reflections on a Valued Colleague and H
      • Forty Years of China Watching in the Eyes of a Filipino
      • About the Contributors
    • Volume 16 (2022)
      • Front Matter
      • Editor's Note
      • Ethnic-Chinese Life-Making, Place-Making, and Claim-Making in SEA
      • Los Chinos Macanistas: The Cantonese Chinese in the Spanish Philippines,
      • China’s Soft Power Strategy: Education as an Apparatus of Influence in SEA
      • Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia and China’s Security Interests
      • Bridging the Social Divide: Pandemic Response from the Tsinoy Community
      • Research Themes of Chinese Politics through the Times
      • China-US Decoupling and the Issue on the Rules of Origin
      • The Class of ‘77: How My Classmates Changed China. Hong Kong:
      • Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anti-communism, and the Philip
      • Deconstructing Chito Sta. Romana’s Strategic Legacy: A Remembrance
      • About the Contributors
    • Volume 17 (2023)
      • Front Matter
      • Editor's Note
      • The Chinese-Maranao Trade: An Archaeological Perspective
      • Chinese Immigration, Settlement, Agriculture, and Commerce in Misamis in th
      • Meranaw-Chinese Contact According to Meranaw Lore
      • The 1864 Sino-Spanish Treaty and the Chinese in the Philippines, 1871–1896 
      • Opium, the Ethnic Chinese, and the Philippine Revolution: Disruption and Ad
      • Trails of Taste: Manila-Fujian Food Exchange in the Age of the Galleons 
      • Sulu-China History from Pre-Islamic to Spanish Era
      • The Chinese in the Philippines: A History of Minority Integration 
      • Power and Pandemic: Thoughts on the Future of Chinese-Filipino Writing
      • Traversing Beijing’s Backbone: The Central Axis as the Perfect Symbol of Ch
      • Fujian: The Land of Blessing, Happiness, and Good Fortune Northeast Asia Yo
      • The Chinese-Filipinos’ Participation in Iloilo’s Urban Governance
      • Sining ng Pakikidigma ni Sun Tzu | The Art of War by Sun Tzu | 孫子兵法 by Fern
      • My Angkong’s Noodles: A Chinese-Filipino Cookbook (3rd ed.). Mandaluyong: S
      • 习近平外交思想学习纲要 (Study Outline for Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy). Beijing: P
      • The Eleventh Forum on Global Chinese Language Media, Chengdu, Sichuan Provi
      • About the Contributors
    • Volume 18 (2024)
      • Front Matter
      • Editor's Note
      • The Archaeology of Lanao del Sur: A Glimpse into Chinese-Meranaw Trade
      • Chinese Artists and Colonial Image Production: A Study on the Ethnographic
      • El Comercio de los Chinos: The Commercial Activities of the Chinese in Pamp
      • Evolving Philanthropy among the Chinese in the Philippines: Then and Now
      • In Search of Personal Freedom: New Chinese Migrants in the Philippines and
      • Arming the Revolution: Transnational Mobilizations of Filipino Exiles in Ch
      • Sailing through Rough Seas: Uncovering Filipino Sentiments toward China’s P
      • Měinǚ 美女 (Beautiful Women): Chinese Women’s Deployment of Beauty as Cultura
      • Reflections on China’s Soft Power in the Chinese Web Drama Series Cinderell
      • Usurped Motherhood: Nationalism, Feminism, and ICH in Folkloristic Expressi
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      • Volume 15 (2021)
        • Front Matter
        • Editor's Note
        • Introduction
        • Cooperation Amidst Conflict in the South China Sea: Theoretical Perspective
        • The Local and the Global: The South China Sea in US-China-ASEAN Relations
        • China’s “New Asian Security Concept”: Leading a Regional Security Community
        • Structural Change in the Indo-Pacific: Emerging Strategic Dynamics
        • COVID-19 and India-China Equations: Examining their Interface in the India
        • Exploring Philippines’ Views of China: Revisiting Prof. Baviera’s Observati
        • Liminality in the China Watching of Aileen San Pablo-Baviera
        • Remembering Aileen Baviera
        • Aileen Baviera: Patriot and Scholar, Seeking Truth from Facts
        • A Personal Tribute to Dr. Aileen Baviera
        • Remembering Aileen from Shanghai
        • Vale Professor Aileen S.P. Baviera: Reflections on a Valued Colleague and H
        • Forty Years of China Watching in the Eyes of a Filipino
        • About the Contributors
      • Volume 16 (2022)
        • Front Matter
        • Editor's Note
        • Ethnic-Chinese Life-Making, Place-Making, and Claim-Making in SEA
        • Los Chinos Macanistas: The Cantonese Chinese in the Spanish Philippines,
        • China’s Soft Power Strategy: Education as an Apparatus of Influence in SEA
        • Nuclear Deterrence in Northeast Asia and China’s Security Interests
        • Bridging the Social Divide: Pandemic Response from the Tsinoy Community
        • Research Themes of Chinese Politics through the Times
        • China-US Decoupling and the Issue on the Rules of Origin
        • The Class of ‘77: How My Classmates Changed China. Hong Kong:
        • Diasporic Cold Warriors: Nationalist China, Anti-communism, and the Philip
        • Deconstructing Chito Sta. Romana’s Strategic Legacy: A Remembrance
        • About the Contributors
      • Volume 17 (2023)
        • Front Matter
        • Editor's Note
        • The Chinese-Maranao Trade: An Archaeological Perspective
        • Chinese Immigration, Settlement, Agriculture, and Commerce in Misamis in th
        • Meranaw-Chinese Contact According to Meranaw Lore
        • The 1864 Sino-Spanish Treaty and the Chinese in the Philippines, 1871–1896 
        • Opium, the Ethnic Chinese, and the Philippine Revolution: Disruption and Ad
        • Trails of Taste: Manila-Fujian Food Exchange in the Age of the Galleons 
        • Sulu-China History from Pre-Islamic to Spanish Era
        • The Chinese in the Philippines: A History of Minority Integration 
        • Power and Pandemic: Thoughts on the Future of Chinese-Filipino Writing
        • Traversing Beijing’s Backbone: The Central Axis as the Perfect Symbol of Ch
        • Fujian: The Land of Blessing, Happiness, and Good Fortune Northeast Asia Yo
        • The Chinese-Filipinos’ Participation in Iloilo’s Urban Governance
        • Sining ng Pakikidigma ni Sun Tzu | The Art of War by Sun Tzu | 孫子兵法 by Fern
        • My Angkong’s Noodles: A Chinese-Filipino Cookbook (3rd ed.). Mandaluyong: S
        • 习近平外交思想学习纲要 (Study Outline for Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy). Beijing: P
        • The Eleventh Forum on Global Chinese Language Media, Chengdu, Sichuan Provi
        • About the Contributors
      • Volume 18 (2024)
        • Front Matter
        • Editor's Note
        • The Archaeology of Lanao del Sur: A Glimpse into Chinese-Meranaw Trade
        • Chinese Artists and Colonial Image Production: A Study on the Ethnographic
        • El Comercio de los Chinos: The Commercial Activities of the Chinese in Pamp
        • Evolving Philanthropy among the Chinese in the Philippines: Then and Now
        • In Search of Personal Freedom: New Chinese Migrants in the Philippines and
        • Arming the Revolution: Transnational Mobilizations of Filipino Exiles in Ch
        • Sailing through Rough Seas: Uncovering Filipino Sentiments toward China’s P
        • Měinǚ 美女 (Beautiful Women): Chinese Women’s Deployment of Beauty as Cultura
        • Reflections on China’s Soft Power in the Chinese Web Drama Series Cinderell
        • Usurped Motherhood: Nationalism, Feminism, and ICH in Folkloristic Expressi
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Cooperation Amidst Conflict in the South China Sea: Theoretical Perspectives, China‑ASEAN Experiences, and Lessons Learned from Philippines-China Relations

Rommel Banlaoi
Department of International Studies, Miriam College
rommel.banlaoi@gmail.com

Volume 15 (2021): 7-30 | Download PDF


Abstract


Established theories of international relations acknowledge that conflict is the perennial feature of international politics. Despite this inconvenient reality, states, however, can still cooperate in order to advance their respective national interests and ameliorate their security dilemmas through various confidence-building measures, preventive diplomacy, and even the development of common approaches towards conflict resolution that can help promote shared or common interests.


The South China Sea (SCS) is one of the major flashpoints of conflicts not only in Asia but also in the entire world. Nonetheless, there have been various cooperative activities to manage existing disputes and prevent their escalation in the SCS. Multilaterally, the Declaration on the Conduct (DOC) of Parties, and the Code of Conduct (COC) in the SCS between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are exemplary efforts promoting cooperation amidst ongoing conflict, as are The Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU, 2005) of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and The Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) in the SCS between the Philippines and China.


This paper describes China-ASEAN experiences in promoting cooperation in the SCS through the DOC and COC. It also discusses briefly the experience of China, the Philippines and Vietnam in promoting cooperation in the SCS through the JMSU. Finally, this paper describes some lessons learned from the BCM with the hope of furthering sustained cooperation among claimant, littoral, and user states in the SCS.


Keywords

International Relations theories, conflict, cooperation, South China Sea, China, the Philippines


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ISSN (Online) 2815-2069 | (Print) 0117-1933


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