TY - BOOK AU - ROSS Tommy TI - Deterrence & security assistance: the South China Sea PY - 2018/// KW - SOUTH CHINA SEA KW - SECURITY N2 - China's diplomat, economic, and military actions in the South China Sea have a dual impact. They directly affect US interests in the region and they serve as proxies for China's broader efforts to challenge and to undermine the accepted and stable international frameworks around the globe ER -