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Ultimately, confirmation of these three hypotheses would strongly indicate that experience of respect (and its absence thereof) has been a key-determining variable of China’s policy preferences relating to the SCS dispute between 2010 and 2016. Likewise, it would draw further attention to the significance of respect sensitivity and empathy as key prerequisites for stability, trust and cooperation in Southeast Asia in general and the SCS dispute in particular.