
We would like to inform, that 9DASHLINE has published article of Paweł Behrendt – the Boym Institute Analyst, in which he wrote about history of the South China Sea dispute over the 20th century.
You can read the article here: [LINK]

Paweł Behrendt PhD, University of Vienna alumni. Major areas of interest include the foreign and defence policy of Japan and China, international relations and security in East Asia, and conflicts in Asia. Author of books "Chińczycy grają w go" and "Korzenie niemieckich sukcesów w Azji” and several dozens of articles on history and security issues in Asia and Europe published in Poland and abroad.
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