Sébastien Colin
Associate Professor, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, Paris
Sébastien Colin, associate professor at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO), Paris, has been on assignment at the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC), Hong Kong, as researcher and deputy chief editor of China Perspectives since 1 September 2014. His research focuses on China’s maritime policy, including China Seas and Yellow Sea issue, fisheries issue and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.
Apr 18, 2017
Could the arbitration award of 12 July 2016 have unexpectedly opened a cycle of appeasement between China and South-East Asian countries in the South China Sea? It is difficult to conclusively answer this question, since behind these changes are uncertainties and continuities likely to undermine at any moment the progress made.