WENJUAN Nie <br/><br/>
China's domestic strategic debate and confusion over the South China Sea issue/ 
Nie Wenjuan 
 -  2018 
<br/><br/> The article looks at China's strategic debate and confusion over the South China Sea (SCS) issue and explores why it has occurred. It recognizes that China has not yet decided whether the SCS issue should be included among China's core national interests. Additionally, China has not quite figured out whether the priorities should be placed on the SCS claims or the Sino-US relationship. In the final analysis, this article tries to determine what salient implications a prevailing identity of China as a rising power would yield for its SCS policies. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--NATIONAL POLICY<br/>FOREIGN POLICY<br/>SOUTH CHINA SEA