Townshend, AshleyMedcalf, Rory2020-12-202020-12-20http://hdl.handle.net/1885/218895In this Report, Ashley Townshend and Lowy Institute Nonresident Fellow Professor Rory Medcalf examine China�s evolving maritime security conduct. They argue that China�s less confrontational but more strategically assertive behaviour has paradoxical implications for regional security, lowering the risks of unintended clashes but making it harder to prevent China from consolidating a new maritime status quo.This report was commisioned by Lowy Institute for International Policyapplication/pdfen-AU20162020-12-20