Territorial Disputes between China and Southeast Asian Countries in the XXI Century as a Source of Domestic Political Benefits for PRC

Abstract

The article highlights some aspects of territorial disputes of China with Vietnam and India. The author described the Chinese general public reaction on the border incidents with Vietnam, India, and Japan. The examples given by the author indicate that PRC government performs differently in each of the territorial disputes mentioned. The author has given possible reasons for different tactics used by China’s leadership in various crisis situations.