Lin Qi
Assistant Research Fellow, National Institute for South China Sea StudiesLin Qi joined the National Institute for the South China Sea as assistant research fellow in 2016 where he focuses on South China Sea issues, South China Sea resources, and marine economics research. He has published numerous dissertations and commentaries on South China Sea research.
Articles by Lin Qi
Politics
[South China Sea] Should the Philippines avoid playing the lead role amid rising tensions in SCS?
Chinese academic Lin Qi says following the arbitral tribunal ruling in 2016, which, inter alia, said that "there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the 'nine-dash line'", the Philippines has gone on to stake a firmer claim in the South China Sea such as by undertaking upgrading works on certain islands it inhabits and proposing draft amendments to the "national territory" article of its constitution. However, in many of its endeavours, it relies on the US and will continue to work closely with them amid rising tensions in the region.
Lin Qi
13 Jul 2020