This article surveys the discussion and debate in China over the nine-dashed line in recent years, with special focus on the efforts of scholars and think-tank experts to legitimize the nine-dashed line and their interactions with the Chinese public and policymakers through public media.

Keywords:
South China Sea, nine-dashed line, China, nationalism, national interests
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2015
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