China’s Military and Naval Expansion into the South China Seas
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There is little doubt that China’s military expansion and island building in the South China Sea will continue. China has a long history of sea exploration and trading which began in the 15th Century, long before Colombus. China’s historical claim to these territorial waters, also claimed by the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and other Asian nations, may well affect the free flow of international trade and maritime navigation in this vital region.
What should the U.S. response be? This is what will be explored during our discussion, along with some historical background on Chinese motivations.
Court Haight, a retired international banker and currently operator of Haight Farm in South Blue Hill has a long held interest in history and international affairs.
Bob Sargent, a retired diplomat, born in China of missionary parents, lives in Sargentville. Bob is one of the founders of Colloquy Downeast.
Syllabus
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Reading
The facilitators hope that the participants will choose one or two of the selections and report on their readings to the group during our discussions.
Books
The China Mirage–James Bradley, Little Brown 2015
Asia’s Cauldron–Robert D. Kaplan, Random House 2014
Western Power in Asia–Arthur Cotterell, Wiley 2010
Prisoners of Geography (pp.37-61)–Tim Marshall, Simon and Schuster 2015
Periodicals Articles
| Foreign Affairs | Mar-April 2017 | pp. 19-27 |
| Foreign Affairs | Nov-Dec 2016 | pp. 65-75 also pp 101-109 |
| Foreign Affairs | Sep-Oct 2016 | pp. 68-82 |
| Foreign Affairs | May-Jun 2016 | pp. 91-104 |
| Foreign Affairs | Mar-Apr 2016 | pp. 86- 98 |
| Foreign Affairs | Mar-Apr 2015 | pp. 78-86 |
| Foreign Affairs | May-Jun 2015 | pp. 2-47 also 145-153 |
| Foreign Affairs | Nov-Dec 2014 | pp. 70-91 |
| The Atlantic | December 2016 | pp. 50-65 |
| Time Magazine | June 16, 2016 | pp. 43-51 |
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