South China Sea: Taiwan’s Plan for Peace in the South China Sea

May 27, 2015 | Shannon Tiezzi, The Diplomat
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On Tuesday, Taiwan’s president, Ma Ying-jeou, announced a plan for dialing down tensions in the South China Sea, where Brunei, mainland China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam all have overlapping claims to various maritime features. Ma’s South China Sea Peace Initiative calls for shelving the disputes in favor of negotiating resource-sharing agreements.