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Título: The Tragedy of Vietnamese Fishermen: The Forgotten Faces of Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea
Autores: Tuan, Ha Anh; University of New South Wales
Fecha: 2013-08-06
Publicador: Asia Journal of Global Studies
Fuente:
Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Tema: No aplica
Descripción: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea (SCS) have attracted significant attention in the international relations of the Asia-Pacific. Discourses often focus, however, on states as central actors, with sovereignty, national interests, and political and strategic calculations the key themes under discussion. Another tragic story is omitted in the process: the daily lives of millions of fishermen who face capture, death and property seizures in their traditional domains in the SCS. It is often not realized that states' rival claims in the SCS do not just affect diplomatic relations, but also have negative humanitarian impacts on their citizens. This paper tells the story of the SCS territorial dispute from the perspective of Vietnamese fishermen. It recommends that respective governments of littoral states cooperate with one another in order to protect their citizens from being trapped in politicized aggressive moves.
Idioma: Inglés