SOUTH CHINA SEA PHENOMENON in SOFT POWER APPROACH
Introduction The situation in the South China Sea is nothing new at all. After the end of the Cold War, the South China Sea is predicted to become a new source of conflict in the Asian region. The SCS became like a small cold war involving different countries across continents. The South China Sea (SCS) is one of the most challenging issues to be solved by the Indonesian nation in the 21st century. This is because SCS problems are strategic and also mulinasional. SCS is said to be strategic due to its significant impact and considerable likelihood to occur. While it is said to be multilateral because the SCS problem has involved several countries. In addition to Indonesia, the United States, China, Taiwan and several ASEAN countries such as Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, and Malaysia have been indirectly involved in the issue. Marine territories and islands in the SCS are strategic because they contain considerable natural resources such as natural gas, oil and other marine wealth. In addition, the waters of the South China Sea are also a crossing point for international shipping activities of ships. SCS is a cross-sea trade route connecting European, American, and Asian trade. Subject Matter The SCS dispute refers to the territorial areas of the sea and land in the Spratly and Paracel islands. Countries involved in SCS conflicts generally use historical and...
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