Beijing's Power and China's Borders: Twenty Neighbors in Asia / Edition 1

by Bruce Elleman

Overview

China shares borders with 20 other countries. Each of these neighbors has its own national interests, and in some cases, these include territorial and maritime jurisdictional claims in places that China also claims. Most of these 20 countries have had a history of border conflicts with China; some of them never amicably settled. This book brings together some of the foremost historians, geographers, political scientists, and legal scholars on modern Asia to examine each of China's twenty land or sea borders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780765627643
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/2012
Series:	The Northeast Asia Seminar Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	392
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Bruce Elleman is Professor at the Maritime History Department of the U.S. Naval War College

Stephen Kotkin is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs. Acting Director, Program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Princeton University, USA

Clive Schofield is Director of Research at the Australian Centre for Ocean Resource and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong, Australia

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Series Editor's Preface Stephen Kotkin xi

Abbreviations xvi

List of Maps xvii

Introduction Bruce A. Elleman Clive Schofield 3

1 Sino-Afghani Border Relations Artemy M. Kalinovsky 13

2 Bhutan-China Border Disputes and Their Geopolitical Implications Paul J. Smith 23

3 Brunei's Contested Sea Border with China Ian Storey 37

4 India's Intractable Border Dispute with China Brahma Chellaney 47

5 Indonesia's "Invisible" Border with China I Made Andi Arsana Clive Schofield 61

6 Sino-Japanese Territorial and Maritime Disputes June Teufel Dreyer 81

7 Kazakhstan's Border Relations with China Stephen Blank 97

8 Sino-Korean Border Relations Charles K. Armstrong 111

9 Kyrgyzstan: China's Regional Playground? Erica Marat 127

10 The China-Laos Boundary: Lan Xang Meets the Middle Kingdom Ian Townsend-Gault 143

11 Malaysia and China: Economic Growth Overshadows Sovereignty Dispute Vivian Louis Forbes 155

12 Sino-Mongol Border: From Conflict to Precarious Resolution Morris Rossabi 169

13 The Sino-Myanmar Border Brendan Whyte 191

14 China-Nepal Border: Potential Hot Spot? Chitra K. Tiwari 205

15 The Sino-Pakistan Border: Stability in an Unstable Region Christopher Tang 219

16 Philippine-China Border Relations: Cautious Engagement Amid Tensions Lowell Bautista Clive Schofleld 235

17 Sino-Russian Border Resolution Mark Galeotti 251

18 PRC Disputes with the ROC on Taiwan Bruce A. Elleman 267

19 Tajikistan-China Border Normalization Gregory Gleason 283

20 Sino-Vietnamese Border Disputes Ramses Amer 295

Conclusions Bruce A. Elleman Stephen Kotkin Clive Schofield 311

Selected Bibliography 331

Index 341

About the Editors and Contributors 365