Maintaining the marine legal order in East Asia -- Marine laws of mainland China and Taiwan : comparison and regional implications -- Territorial disputes and maritime boundary delimitation -- The Chinese traditional maritime boundary line in the South China Sea and its legal consequences -- Dispute over the Scarborough Reef -- Maritime boundary delimitation in the Gulf of Tonkin -- Fishery management -- Sino-Japanese joint fishery management in the East China Sea -- Sino-Vietnamese Fishery Agreement for the Gulf of Tonkin -- Redefining the legal status of the Taiwan Strait -- Crackdown on piracy in the South China Sea and prospects for regional cooperation -- Maritime historic rights and China's practice.