Boao Signals: Energy Shocks and Code-of-Conduct Diplomacy Shape South China Sea Risk Outlook
A China Daily opinion piece argues that South China Sea navigation has remained stable for decades, crediting restraint and the 2002 DOC while warning that external energy-security shocks could pressure regional cooperation. It frames the COC as a crisis-management tool with realistic limits and suggests legal narratives will continue to contest UNCLOS-only interpretations and the 2016 arbitral award’s role.