Bridging Troubled Waters: China, Japan, and Maritime Order in the East China Sea

by James Manicom

Book Overview

Sino-Japanese relations have been repeatedly strained by the territorial dispute over a group of small islands, known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China. The rich fishing grounds, key shipping lanes, and perhaps especially, potentially rich oil deposits around the islands exacerbate this dispute in a confluence of resource pressures, growing nationalism, and rising military spending in the region.

Bridging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162616035X
• ISBN13: 9781626160354
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"