IS study on China's use of force in the South China sea: Coercion is not used frequently. China resorts to coercion less as it becomes stronger, choosing instead nonmilitary tools. China is wary of using coercion due to costs re: reputation and economy. Coercion of one target is to deter others. User smurfyjenkins, in the Geopolitics: Getting the Big Picture subreddit, 29 Jul 2019
IS study on China's use of force in the South China sea: Coercion is not used frequently. China resorts to coercion less as it becomes stronger, choosing instead nonmilitary tools. China is wary of using coercion due to costs re: reputation and economy. Coercion of one target is to deter others. User smurfyjenkins, in the International Relations subreddit, 29 Jul 2019