China's Maritime Territorial Claims : Implications for U.S. Interests.
Discusses issues surrounding China maritime claims, and provides overview of specific islands and reefs in dispute and who claims them. Provides background on Chinese assertions and justifications about the extent of Chinese sovereignty in these waters, and reviews the economic and strategic signifi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2001.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Discusses issues surrounding China maritime claims, and provides overview of specific islands and reefs in dispute and who claims them. Provides background on Chinese assertions and justifications about the extent of Chinese sovereignty in these waters, and reviews the economic and strategic significance of the relevant sea lines of communication, both for Asia and for U.S. interests. Describes Chinese military activity and interests in the region and confrontations in the area. Analyzes international legal interpretations of these issues. Discusses the implications of competing South/East China Sea claims for U.S. economic and strategic interests, and the implications that U.S. treaty obligations to claimant states have for resolution of these claims. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |