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

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:	9781317515647
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/18/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	19 MB
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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

Introduction 1. Sino-Afghani Border Relations 2. Bhutan-China Border Disputes and Their Geopolitical Implications 3. Brunei's Contested Sea Border with China 4. India's Intractable Border Dispute with China 5. Indonesia's "Invisible" Border with China 6. Sino-Japanese Territorial and Maritime Disputes 7. Kazakhstan's Border Relations with China 8. Sino-Korean Border Relations 9.. Kyrgyzstan: China's Regional Playground? 10. The China-Laos Boundary: Lan Xang Meets the Middle Kingdom 11. Malaysia and China: Economic Growth Overshadows Sovereignty Dispute 12. Sino-Mongol Border: From Conflict to Precarious Resolution 13. The Sino-Myanmar Border 14. China-Nepal Border: Potential Hot Spot? 15. The Sino-Pakistan Border: Stability in an Unstable Region 16. Philippine-China Border Relations: Cautious Engagement Amidst Tensions 17. Sino-Russian Border Resolution 18. PRC Disputes with the ROC on Taiwan 19. Tajikistan-China Border Normalization 20. Sino-Vietnamese Border Disputes 21. Conclusions