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Author: Chen Hurng-Yu

Chen Hurng-Yu is Honorary Professor at National Chengchi University and Tamkang University in Taiwan. He was previously professor in the Department of Diplomacy and International Relations and director of the Graduate Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at Tamkang University, and served as director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at National Chi Nan University and a research fellow at National Chengchi University.

The Phantom of the U-shaped Line: A Challenge for Southeast Asia’s Security

By Chen Hurng-Yu | May 9, 2018 | Categories: AMTI Update
To ask Taipei to accept the political risks of taking a position on the U-shaped line—especially one more in line with the legal positions of other South China Sea claimants than with those of China—without access to any of the mechanisms to manage the disputes is unfair.
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