Examining Sino-American Existential Insecurity and Economic Partnership Vis-à-vis the South China Sea By Hallie Griffiths About the Author Hallie Griffiths is a second-year studying Foreign Affairs and Spanish, with an interest in political hermeneutics and U.S.-East Asian current relations. She loves research and writing, and she hopes to in the future work in intelligence and policy analysis. Outside of her curricular work and career aspirations, she spends most of her time outdoors hiking, backpacking, and skiing. Around grounds, Hallie also writes for the Virginia Review of Politics, holds an executive position for Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity, and is an active member of the Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team. Foreword Hallie Griffiths’s contribution to the Wilson Journal was originally part of her coursework for my lecture class, HIEA 3323, “China and the United States,” taught in the fall of 2018. The course covers Sino-US relations from the late 18th century to recent times. Most students in the class participated in team projects focusing on various aspects of that relationship. After consulting with me, Hallie Griffiths chose instead to write a research paper on the current South China Sea dispute. The resultant essay was a very strong exercise. It was carefully researched and based on a range of relevant literatures authored by Western and Chinese scholars. Hallie Griffiths conceived her topic intelligently. The essay was able to achieve its goals in presenting a clear narrative on the evolving American and Chinese stances in the dispute, and making a series of well-supported arguments. The essay was policy relevant in offering proposals for both the USA and the PRC authorities to consider, which were articulate and reasonable.
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