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This website provides links to various resources on the East Timor and Indonesia conflict.

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article offers information on the complexity of the South China Sea disputes. Topics discussed include information on the China and Taiwan claim sovereignty over all of the Spratly features based on history, discovery and the usage; discussions on the government obligated and domestically pressured to defend the sovereignty of their national territory; and the information on the China-U.S. struggle for dominance in the South China Sea.

"The challenges for Australia as China and the US struggle for supremacy in Asia. In interviews with key players from the world of diplomacy and strategic affairs, the program explores how Australia is trying to balance two competing interests. Reporter, Peter Greste and a Four Corners team travelled to the South China Sea to investigate the rising tensions caused by China's rapid military expansion. As the standoff intensifies, the program examines the growing pressure on Australia to take sides."

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article discusses various aspects of an international contest over the South China Sea waterway as of 2016, and it mentions how the governments of Vietnam, China, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines each claim ownership to land masses and portions of the Spratly Islands such as Flat Island and Fiery Cross Reef. The economic aspects of international trade involving the South China Sea are assessed, along with the presence of U.S. armed forces in the South China Sea region.

Eric Campbell reports from a conflict zone in the South China sea. In a world exclusive, Foreign Correspondent reports from the island dispute threatening war with China.

In this document The South China Sea Arbitration (2016) is addressed, starting on page 28.

Please note for EBSCO articles you will need to access EBSCO via the Kircher Canvas course (Research page) prior to clicking this link. The article discusses the author's view on the disputed South China Sea. He explains why the Chinese government is claiming the sea and why the dispute is escalating between China and neighboring countries like Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia. The author outlines the diplomatic initiatives to resolve, or at least moderate the tension. He also explores the role of the disputed South China Sea in the growing China-U.S. rivalry.

Various articles relating to political tensions in the South China Sea. Covers varying perspectives including actions taken by China, Indonesia, Australia, U.S etc.

This link is to a curated research guide on the South China Sea..

Collated information on South China Sea disputes. Including overview, Australia's involvement and various collated articles relevant to the topic.

Links to resources relating to China and South China Sea.

This article outlines the dispute and resolutions.