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The countries of China and Japan share many similarities other than their geographical proximity. They both have and established rich cultures and great senses of national unity that rival and exceed that of their western counterparts. Both civilizations have crossed paths during several periods in the last thousand years, in which there similarities between religious and ethical moralities have heavily influenced one another. However despite these similarities in the last century, these nations
Dissent vs. Disagreement A teenager comes home late from a party to find her mother waiting quietly at the doorstep. The mother points at the clock and asks where on earth her daughter had been all night. The teenager skulked out of the room. Mom had to stay firm, for it was two hours past curfew and her daughter never called. The punishment was simple: one week without a car. But the teenager raged about the house, hurling insults at her mother, slamming doors, and wailing about how it was all “so
ideology of China? Bearing in mind that the threat of China’s dependency on imports of natural resources has the potential to threaten the official ideology of Confucianism, the real threat is to the interests of the state and the Communist Party of China, because the future of the party and stability of the country is dependent on the continued growth of the Chinese economy. Maintaining the flow of raw materials is the main objective of the PRC because without them the economic engine of the China would
happening today which not only affects the United States, but also an entire region, the South China Sea. In a region of huge global trade, natural resources and a fight amongst countries, leaves a great concern of the economic stability for not only the region but also the world. In this paper it will cover the topics associated with international maritime law, the implications of how the South China Sea dispute is effecting the U.S. and its security interests, who is involved in this dispute and
Different regions and nation states of the world have diverse opinions on China and the United States. According to enquiries the attitude towards these two dominant countries is always fluid. The public point of view towards the two countries is majorly centered on reciprocated paybacks and the command of influence. It can be argued out that United States is predominantly popular with its associates as opposed to China that has no long term allies. This expounds China’s poor foreign policy as compared
“For more than 50 years, the alliance between Japan and the United States has been the cornerstone of security in the Asia Pacific region” (Clinton, 2011). In its fiftieth anniversary, the alliance faced a tumultuous year, but appears to have recovered following North Korea’s shelling of Yeonyeong Island, the arrest of a Chinese captain following a collision with a Japanese Coast Guard ship, and the collective joint effort after the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11 dubbed Operation
In the Western Pacific, the South China Sea is a global crossroads that holds strategic importance for many nations world wide. The South China Sea stretches from the Taiwan and Luzon Straits in the north to Indonesia and the Strait of Malacca in the south with Vietnam on the west and the Philippines and Borneo on the east. In total size, the South China Sea surpasses the Mediterranean Sea. However, unlike this Near-Eastern comparator, territorial disputes and conflicting claims threaten the movement
there has been an escalation of rivalry India and China and their role in the Indian Ocean Region. As two major emerging economies, they are faced with a security dilemma as they continue to grow economically and influentially to the surrounding states. As this process progresses the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) becomes to be one of the central security concerns. The idea that whoever controls the sea, controls the region is forcing India and China to become competitive with each other in order to secure
over? Similar to the Sea of Okhotsk in the Soviet Union the South China Sea is required as a buffer defense against land destruction of China and provides them with a space which they can test nuclear submarines and maintain nuclear capabilities. Also many of the areas of the sea are resource rich and valuable to control. Who is the current authority over nautical land claims? United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Who claims what as their territory? China has laid claim to an
Description The South China Sea is located in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the countries of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. The Sea covers a 1.4 million square mile area and it “encompasses several hundred small islands, reefs, and atolls that are almost all uninhabited and uninhabitable” (Bader, 2014). In 1947, the Chinese created the nine-dash line (Beech, 2016). The nine-dash line was drawn to show that China claims almost the entire South China Sea. The nine-dash
This South China Sea dispute has been described as “mother of all territorial disputes” (Baviera 2004: 505). In the post cold-war era, it is ex Background to the South China Sea Dispute. For centuries, countries have quarrelled over territory in the South China Sea, but the area has recently seen resurgence in tensions. This upsurge has caused international concern that the area is becoming a tinderbox with potential global consequences. The argument is regarding territory and sovereignty over
in many ways. o Hong Kong is a major city, the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in eastern Asia, on the southeast coast of China. As a city it has no capital. o On the other hand, Malaysia is a country. Its capital city is Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia. o It has 2 distinct parts: o West or Peninsular Malaysia AND o East Malaysia Slide 3 - Physical Environment - Area and Topography o Hong Kong’s Land area is 1,104 square kilometers
The Philippines is located in Southeastern Asia, closest to Taiwan to the north and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south. The country is an island chain between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea that is east of Vietnam; it is made up of 7,107 islands (Steinberg, 1994). In the past, the Filipinos have acknowledged two religions – Islam and Christianity. Islam was first introduced to them soon after the growth of Arab commercial schemes in Southeast Asia in the fourteenth century (Forbes-Lindsay
For the past twenty-five years, China has witnessed an overall increase in its domestic growth (Fischler 148). According to the article, “The Rise of China as a Global Power,” by Dr. Rosita Dellios, China “is the world's fourth largest trading nation, rising from 32nd in 1978 to 10th in 1997.” Similarly, China’s GDP is also second to the United States of America, generating 13 percent of the world’s output (Dellios). Since China’s introduction into the World Trade Organization in December 2001, its
but that does not over-ride the sometimes-barbaric notions of its citizens. Piracy was rampant in the Eighteenth Century reaching its peak in 1724 when trade almost came to a complete stop due to the constant threat of encountering pirates while at sea. The property-seeking vagabonds would hijack a ship, take what they wanted and either leave the crew to their own means in a damaged vessel or alternatively, enslave them and possibly use them for bartering later. Adam Smith when writing, An Inquiry
Singapore is nestled between Malaysia and Indonesia. West Malaysia lies to the north across the narrow Johor strait. Off Singapore’s southern and western coasts are Indonesian islands. Parts of Malaysia and Indonesia also stretch east of Singapore across the south china sea. The land Rolling hills and lowlands make up Singapore’s landscape. A cluster of low peaks crowns in the center of the island. They include Bukit Timah, Singapore’s highest
China: Threat or Friend? If you input “China’s GDP” by using a Google search, the first result jumps into your eyes should be a chart presented by World Bank, which indicates how dramatically the economy has grown in China from 0.10 trillion dollars in the year 1960 to 5.93 trillion in 2010. As Professor Stephen S. Roach wrote in his article ‘10 reasons why China is different’, China’s economy has made a break-through indeed due to its tremendous changes and unremitting efforts among: “strategy
with its simplistic beauty. Boracay is a breath-taking, unbelievably magical Island. A spectacular paradise set in the unspoiled South China Seas. Boracay Island is a paradise indeed. The beach is amazing with its white sand, it is wide and stretched on for kilometers. The northern and southern parts of the island rise into picturesque hills that face the sea with weather worn cliffs. The Island has numerous scattered villages interconnected by a maze of intriguing jungle trails. Boracay boasts