Ocean Governance, Regimes, and the South China Sea Issues ─ A One-dot Theory Interpretation

?This book uses Chinese version of dialectics to present interpretations of ocean governance, international regimes, issues in the South China Sea in general and the Chinese U-shaped line in particular, through the one-dot theory. It especially serves as a tool for non-Chinese researchers and experts interested in analyzing international relations issues from a Chinese perspective. The dialectical one-dot theory, which is a superior model to the dialectical Yin and Yang or the dialectical crab and frog motion model, provides research and findings that more closely mirror reality than do other, non-dialectical approaches and research methods. Further, it can be applied to both the natural and social sciences. The book is divided into three parts — Methodology, Case Studies Related to International Regimes and Non-“International Regimes,” and Issues Related to the U-shaped Line in the South China Sea — with each chapter structured in terms of the one-dot theory. In addition to researchers and experts involved in marine and maritime affairs, this book will also appeal to all readers interested in Chinese Philosophy, International Relations, and Strategic Culture.

Peter Kien-hong YU (Ph.D., New York University, October 1983) is a Professor at National Quemoy University (NQU), Taiwan, Republic of China (R.O.C.). Since August 2014, he is the Director of Graduate Institute of Marine Affairs (GIMA) and Department of Ocean and Border Governance (DOBG). From October 1983 to July 2014, he has worked in various capacities such as the Dean of Research and Development at an institution of higher education, full professor at the National SUN Yat-sen University (NSYSU), senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and full professor (at the managerial level) at Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) (Australia). He is the author, co-author, editor, and co-editor of some 20 books in both English and Chinese and over 100 journal articles and book chapters published in the West. He is the recipient of many fellowships, awards, and grants. His latest books are The Second Long March: Struggling Against the Chinese Communists Under the Republic of China (Taiwan) Constitution (2009), which is published by The Continuum (U.S.); International Governance and Regimes: Case Studies from Beijing and Taipei (2010), which is published by Lexington Books (U.S.); International Governance and Regimes: A Chinese Perspective (2012), which is published by Routledge (U.K.); and One-dot Theory Described, Explained, Inferred, Justified, and Applied (2012), which is published by Springer (U.S.), etc.