Liu Jinbo 2024. U.S. PERCEPTION AND POLICY ON SOUTH CHINA SEA PRE-COLD WAR: Received: 17th April 2024 Revised: 14th May 2024, 28th May 2024 & 30th May 2024 Accepted: 13th May 2024. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences. 10, 2 (Jun. 2024), 76–89. DOI:https://doi.org/10.20319/pijss.2024.102.7689.