Note: This event will take place at 12:00 PM HST (Hawai’i time).

The South China Sea is one of the most important strategic corridors in the world: it is a crucial shipping lane, lucrative fishing ground, and home to huge gas and oil reserves. Most nations in the region — China, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam – lay claim to at least part of this Sea, and in recent years China has been especially assertive about its claims to nearly all of it. Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia have challenged these claims, making it one of Asia’s most volatile hotspots for conflict. 

Panelists: 

• Patricio Abinales (Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)

• Jeffrey Ordaniel (Pacific Forum and Tokyo International University) 

• Edyta Roszko (Chr. Michelson Institute, Bergen, Norway) 

• Denny Roy (East-West Center) 

• Alexander Vuving (Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies)

Moderator: Cathryn Clayton (Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa)

This webinar is part of the Crossing Borders: International Affairs between China and Southeast Asia 2020-2021 Roundtable Series co-hosted by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Center for Chinese Studies and the East-West Center.

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