Format:
Online-Ressource (221 p)
ISBN:
9780415009270
Series Statement:
Politics in Asia
Content:
Since 1949 and the founding of the People's Republic, China has been involved in more than one territorial dispute with its neighbours. Currently the most unstable and dangerous dispute is the one over the Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea. With their potentially rich and accessible petroleum resources, these islands have become the new arena of conflict for the 1970s and 1980s, China having already fought a war with South Vietnam over the Paracel Islands. This book, based on a wealth of primary materials in the Chinese language, is the first to make a thorough and overall inv
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Front Cover; China's Policy Towards Territorial Disputes; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1.Introduction; Irredentist interpretation; Geopolitical interpretation; The disputes over the Paracel andSpratly Islands; Organization of the research; Notes; Chapter 2.China's Claim to the Paracels and Spratlys; Claims to sovereignty over the Paraceland Spratly Islands before the 1970s; Claims to sovereignty over the Paracel andSpratly Islands since the 1970s; Claims to maritime space in theSouth China Sea; Summary; Notes; Chapter 3.The Paracels Operation
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The battle for the ParacelsSouth Vietnamese 'provocations'; Contest for maritime rights; Geopolitical interests; Summary; Notes; Chapter 4.The Dispute with Hanoi, 1974-78; Aftermath of the battle for the Paracels; Le Duan's visit to China in September 1975; Escalation of the dispute, 1976-77; Summary; Notes; Chapter 5.The Dispute with Hanoi, 1978-84; Reactivation of the dispute; Propaganda exchanges; Military build-up in the Paracels; China's offshore oil interests inthe South China Sea; Summary; Notes; Chapter 6. The Disputes with the Philippinesand Malaysia
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Seeds of the dispute with the PhilippinesThe Philippines' claim in 1971; Marcos' visit to China in 1975; Developments in the late1970s; The dispute with Malaysia; Summary; Notes; Chapter 7.The Idea of Joint Development; The idea of joint development; The dispute in the East China Sea; Joint development in the South China Sea?; Summary; Notes; Chapter 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
9780203168660
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe China's Policy Towards Territorial Disputes : The Case of the South China Sea Islands
Language:
English
Keywords:
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