Effect of East Asian aerosol enrichment on microbial community composition in the South China Sea

Abstract Australia has been among the most prominent advocates of the increasingly popular Indo-Pacific concept. This article argues that Canberra's enthusiasm for the concept stems from its appeal to the two dominant traditions of Australian foreign policy—a ‘dependent ally’ tradition and a ‘middle power’ approach. While these two traditions are typically seen as being in tension, the Indo-Pacific concept provides a rare point of convergence between them. The article begins by outlining the appeal of the Indo-Pacific concept to each of these traditions. Using a case-study of recent Australian policy toward the South China Sea disputes, however, the article then demonstrates that Australia has in practice implemented its stated Indo-Pacific strategy far less consistently than its very vocal support would appear to suggest. This disjuncture is attributed to the growing influence of a third, generally understudied, ‘pragmatic’ Australian foreign policy tradition. Because Australia has been such a prominent champion of the Indo-Pacific concept, the article concludes that this divergence between the rhetoric and the reality of Australia's Indo-Pacific strategy threatens to have a negative impact on the concept's broader international appeal and sustainability, particularly among Australia's south-east Asian neighbours.

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Latitudinal Variation in the Molecular Diversity and Community Composition of Symbiodiniaceae in Coral From the South China Sea

Frontiers in Microbiology ◽

10.3389/fmicb.2019.01278 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Biao Chen ◽

Kefu Yu ◽

Jiayuan Liang ◽

Wen Huang ◽

Guanghua Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

Community Composition ◽

South China ◽

Molecular Diversity ◽

The South China Sea ◽

Latitudinal Variation ◽

The South ◽

China Sea

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Development of the East Asian monsoon and Northern Hemisphere glaciation: oxygen isotope records from the South China Sea

Quaternary Science Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.quascirev.2004.02.013 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 23 (18-19) ◽

pp. 2007-2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 51

Author(s):

Jun Tian ◽

Pinxian Wang ◽

Xinrong Cheng

Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

Oxygen Isotope ◽

Northern Hemisphere ◽

South China ◽

Asian Monsoon ◽

East Asian Monsoon ◽

East Asian ◽

The South China Sea ◽

The South ◽

China Sea

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ASEAN and China have far to go to agree key sea code

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db245937 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

South China ◽

East Asian ◽

Code Of Conduct ◽

The South China Sea ◽

Political Crisis ◽

The South ◽

Arms Sales ◽

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China Sea

Subject Negotiations over a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea. Significance ASEAN and China last month agreed on a first draft of a Code of Conduct (CoC) for the South China Sea, where four South-east Asian countries and Beijing have conflicting maritime and territorial jurisdictional claims. China wants the CoC to be signed by 2021. As ASEAN-China negotiations continue, tensions are rising in the South China Sea between Beijing and Washington, which supports ‘freedom of navigation’ operations in the South China Sea, and between Beijing and the South-east Asian claimants. Impacts China-US friction over trade, the political crisis in Hong Kong and US arms sales to Taiwan will exacerbate tensions in the South China Sea. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will come under growing pressure to recalibrate his pro-Beijing policy. Vietnam will step up its vigilance in the South China Sea while trying to manage tensions with China through bilateral discussions.

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